Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Pendry (Labour), on Thursday, 28 June 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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Conduct of the Minister for Sport

That this House regrets the comments made in the House by the honourable Member for Lewisham East, the Minister for Sport, on 27th June, (Official Report, column 302) that those deported from Italy for alleged hooliganism 'comprise football's effluent tendency', especially given that many of those deported were alnost certainly innocent, and included English holidaymakers with no connection with the World Cup tournament; further regrets the refusal of the Minister to meet with representatives of the Football Supporters Association who are in Italy in an official capacity issuing advice, information and help to all genuine supporters and thus in a unique position to represent the views of the majority of genuine fans; notes that in a written answer given to the honourable Member for Stalybridge and Hyde on 26th June, the Minister maintained that he thought it unnecessary to seek information from the Football Supporters Association for use in assessing supporters' behaviour at the World Cup; and calls on the Minister to desist from making potentially slanderous remarks about innocent supporters until he has conducted a thorough inquiry and is in possession of the full facts, and to request as a matter of urgency evidence from the Football Supporters Association for use in that inquiry.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Conduct of the Minister for Sport (1208A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Carlisle (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 2 July 1990. It has been signed by 5 members in total.

Leave out from 'House' to end and add 'strongly supports the honourable Member for Lewisham East, the Minister for Sport, in his condemnation of English hooligans and louts in Italy whom he stated comprise football's effluent tendency, a remark addressed to the tiny, criminally motivated minority of English football followers and not to all who were expelled from Italy; commends the honourable Member for the commitment he has shown in his determination to tackle the problems of football hooliganism both at home and abroad; and notes that officials from the Department of the Environment have met members of the Football Supporters Association in this country and during the World Cup final stages in Italy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1208 

1208A1 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Deportation Hooliganism World Cup Italy Football Supporters' Association Pendry, Lord Moynihan, Lord

Link

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