Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Joan Walley (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 February 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 75 members in total.

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FOOTBALL TRUST

That this House applauds the magnificent quality of football from league and non-league clubs alike displayed so far up to the fifth round of the Littlewoods FA Cup Challenge and the benefits and pride enjoyed by communities supporting those clubs; regrets that the direct effect of the now twice weekly National Lottery has been to reduce drastically the income to the Football Trust from around ??37 million pre-Lottery to ??13 million; acknowledges that the Football Trust has had no alternative but to impose a moratorium on grants for safety/stadium improvements and football community development plans; regrets that this is undermining the viability of non-Premiership clubs and undermining their ability to comply with the Football Spectators Act 1989; and calls on the Government to take action to include the Football Trust as an accredited recipient of the Lottery awards.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FOOTBALL TRUST (514A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Norman A Godman (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 12 February 1997. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

after `clubs', insert `and many Scottish clubs'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

514 

514A1 

Session

1996-97

Other sponsors

David Knox

Lord Onslow of Woking

Ann Coffey

Joseph Ashton

Baroness Hoey

Subjects

Football National Lottery Football Trust

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk