Will the Minister just stop trying to deflect attention by saying that football will sort itself out? The mess that the game is in is because football has not sorted itself out. That is why we need the Government to come in with a clear statement, a White Paper and a commitment to legislate speedily. The message is simple—he must have talked to the English Football League, which says there is no chance of an agreement on funding with the Premier League, because the Premier League holds all the money and all the cards and it will never give to the rest of football that which is enough to make the rest of the game sustainable.
Fan-led Review and Football White Paper
Proceeding contribution from
Clive Betts
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 February 2023.
It occurred during Urgent question on Fan-led Review and Football White Paper.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
728 c43 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-02-21 10:28:18 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-02-20/23022024000106
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-02-20/23022024000106
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-02-20/23022024000106