Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Thursday, 21 July 2005.

Football Clubs: Ownership

Question: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 27 June (WA 5), what has been the outcome so far of their monitoring of developments affecting the ownership of Manchester United Football Club.

Answer: As stated in my Written Answer to the noble Lord on 27 June (WA 5), there is not a public interest consideration for football under the Enterprise Act 2002. Although the Government have been monitoring developments affecting the ownership of Manchester United Football Club, they have recently concluded that there remains no reason to introduce one.The Office of Fair Trading has been considering whether the takeover raises any competition concerns and is expected to make its findings known in due course.The Government remains committed to ensuring that all football clubs are run in the best possible way, but issues of ownership remain a matter for the football authorities and clubs to decide on.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 1126; 673 c278WA
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Football Clubs: Ownership
Monday, 27 June 2005
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Ownership Manchester United
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk