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Commons Chamber
Welsh Affairs - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Carolyn Harris (Lab - Swansea East) being born, which is rather scary—helped to launch the Christmas appeal, did bucket collections at the football - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Security of Elected Representatives - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) Supporters of hers have been silenced by threats of violence and intimidation. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Gwynne (Lab - Denton and Reddish) MPs and their families is a serious matter, and it is not appropriate for it to become a political football - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Media Bill
2nd reading - Wed 28 Feb 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Lipsey (Lab - Life peer) They were strong supporters of the Leveson solution, which was agreed with all parties when it was introduced - Speech Link
2: Lord Birt (XB - Life peer) bargain £13 per month versus the Netflix subscription of £18 per month and the mighty £105 paid by a football - Speech Link
3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) events now have co-rights holders; these are sometimes more than one PSB—such as the BBC and ITV for football—and - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con - Life peer) I suspect that this is partly because, miracle of all miracles, our national football team has qualified - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Report stage - Tue 27 Feb 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: None Her findings are grim for supporters of leaseholders and a sense of fair play. - Speech Link
2: Rachel Maclean (Con - Redditch) Opposition Members, of whatever party, that they must not fall into the trap of making this a political football - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Financial Risk Checks for Gambling - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) It is the second biggest spectator sport in the UK after football, brings a huge amount of foreign investment - Speech Link
2: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) not as if people are lining up as they are for English Premier League—or even Scottish Premiership—football - Speech Link
3: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) Obviously, the industry seeks to make more money out of encouraging people to bet and gamble on football - Speech Link
4: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) continue to engage with the sector and those affected by the reforms, because the Government are strong supporters - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
2nd reading - Fri 23 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) Is this problem unique to football? - Speech Link
2: Kevin Brennan (Lab - Cardiff West) I have spoken to the Football Supporters Association about this Bill, and it is concerned about any legislation - Speech Link
3: Kevin Brennan (Lab - Cardiff West) The intention is not to criminalise fans or create barriers to genuine supporters enjoying the game; - Speech Link
4: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North) Supporters Association, which does such good work, to ensure that interventions are proportionate. - Speech Link
5: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) In practice, “designated football matches” really means elite football matches. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) It looks like anti-Semitism, no matter how much the BDS supporters claim to be targeting only Israel - Speech Link
2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) and Gary Lineker, a leading BBC pundit, casually went along with the BDS demand to kick the Israel football - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 08 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) of the Renters (Reform) Bill was promised by early February, but it is nowhere to be seen, and the football - Speech Link
2: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) It contains more grim news for any remaining supporters of the Union. - Speech Link
3: Ian Mearns (Lab - Gateshead) Television’s impact on travelling football fans is worsening, with Newcastle United fans alone—I am one - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Gentleman raises an incredibly important point about football, and I find it amazing that it has been - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ministerial Severance: Reform - Tue 06 Feb 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) were hastily appointed to fill gaps after the frenzied mass resignations from the Johnson Government, supporters - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Holocaust Memorial Day - Fri 02 Feb 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Lord Pickles (Con - Life peer) “On Sundays, we used to play football with our SS guards”. “Tuesday night was bridge night”. - Speech Link
2: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) This was not resistance or self-defence, as Hamas and its supporters claim. - Speech Link