Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Annabelle Ewing (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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POOLS COMPANIES AND COPYRIGHT PAYMENTS TO THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

That this House is concerned at the unilateral decision taken by Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters football pools companies to cease payment to the Scottish Football League of copyright payments for the right to use SFL fixtures in their games; notes that, for this season, the SFL was scheduled to receive around ??600,000, which would have meant an income of some ??20,000 for each club; recognises that 20 per cent. of the SFL's commercial income comes from this source and that this decision will have a major impact on the finances of every member club of the SFL; believes that the three pools companies should reverse their decision and give the SFL an assurance that the money they owe will be paid in full; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to intervene to effect a resolution.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1871 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Betting Copyright Football Football pools Payments Scotland

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk