Football: Safe Standing

The hon. Gentleman rightly indicates that there is a case to be made. Indeed, West Bromwich Albio...

I will talk about specific clubs later on. Standing was common practice at football grounds acros...

As the hon. Gentleman pointed out, the Taylor report led to no standing areas. He will be aware t...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for putting those remarks on the record and commend him for all ...

On that point, Nick Dale, Grimsby Town football club’s stadium manager, suggests that weight shou...

I thank the hon. Lady for raising that point. I will talk later about suggestions from my local f...

The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case. He referred to rail seating at Celtic Park, which h...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for putting that point on the record. That highlights the potential fo...

On that point, a broad range of supporters have come to me in favour of rail seating. That includ...

The hon. Gentleman is right to put his constituents’ comments on the record, which are duly noted...

Would the hon. Gentleman say that there is an exception in which it might always be important to ...

The point that the hon. Lady highlights is right. The important point is that devolving the decis...

Order. There will be a three-minute time limit on speeches.

4.42 pm

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I want to thank the chair of the...

As the hon. Gentleman suggested, Cheltenham Town football club is in league two, and therefore we...

I could not agree more.

Opportunities for any Government to do something that an overwhelmi...

Order. Members may remove jackets if they wish.

4.46 pm

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I shall try to make some comment...

Does my hon. Friend accept that it has become very expensive to attend football matches, and stan...

I think that has been said—that it may be cheaper if tickets are sold for standing. I have no evi...

I will start with a fact: standing happens at every football match, whether that is legal standin...

I am delighted that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Dr Allin- Khan) made that announcement...

I appreciate that intervention and I could not agree more. Now we need the Government to catch up...

Hear, hear!

My hon. Friend gives me support from a sedentary position. I am very grateful for it. I have been...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and to follow my hon. Friend the...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I apologise that I may not be ab...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Membe...

Several Crewe Alexandra supporters are currently in Russia enjoying the World Cup and are tweetin...

I agree. The case that rail seats work has been well made in Germany over a number of years, so t...

The hon. Gentleman has actually taken the words about those ’80s terraces right out of my mouth. ...

I think that that is right, and I absolutely agree that this is something about which we need to ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. My constituency is home to some ...

Safe standing has been a somewhat vexed issue for many years; it actually predates the times that...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I should start by declaring an i...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I, too, declare interests as a m...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I have taken particular note of ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I am delighted to follow my hon....

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I pay tribute in particular to t...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I have been contacted by many co...

Norwich City football club supports safe standing, as do many of the fans. One concern many fans ...

Coincidentally, I was just coming to the point that in my view, safe-standing spaces should be ca...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. It is always nice when parliamen...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I am proud to represent Burnley,...

Order. Because hon. Members have been disciplined, I will relax the time limit on speeches to fou...

I only wish Scunthorpe United’s finishing was as good as England’s last night. During my time sup...

I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Now I have four minutes, I can tak...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. This year it is 60 years since I...

I will never forget my first proper experience of football. It was Christmas 1989. I remember the...

I remember going to the football with my dad when I was a child, holding on to his hand as we hea...

I call Gerald Jones.

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I have a confession to mak...

Order. I am sorry; my voice did not carry. Gerald Jones.

I am terribly sorry. [Laughter.]

5.53 pm

I started having an identity crisis there, Mr Robertson. It is a pleasure to serve under your cha...

Fans have told me that they want that choice, not least because they see specifically designed sa...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She outlines a point already raised today and I tot...

Unlike my hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds), I have stood in th...

Order. Owing to the previous Chair’s great chairing and the great behaviour of all Members, I am ...

Thank you, Ms McDonagh. I think this is the first time I have spoken in a debate with you in the ...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Luke Hall) on initiating the debate. In th...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend t...

I call Hilary Benn.

6.14 pm

I have got it this time. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh.