Debate on bill on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Twycross. The answering member was Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay.

Sporting Events Bill [HL]

Lords report stage. Amendment 7 agreed to. Amendment 10 agreed to on division (212 to 171). Amendments 11 to 13, 15 and 16 agreed to. Amendment 17 disagreed to on division (57 to 154). Amendments 22, 29, 32, 34, 37 and 38 agreed to. Amendment 46 disagreed to on division (129 to 188). Amendments 50 and 51 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 41).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 858 cc642-684
Session: 2026-27
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses; Government defeats
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Sporting Events Bill (HL) 2026-27
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Bills
House of Lords; Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill (HL); Sporting Events Bill (HL); Social Housing Bill (HL); Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Government response (session 2024–26). Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee first report
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; Sporting Events Bill (HL): Government Response; Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill (HL): Government Response. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee sixth report
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; Sporting Events Bill (HL) 2026-27. As amended on Report
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Bills
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Foster of Bath | 858 c642 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Foster of Bath
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—
“(f) ...; Lord Foster of Bath | 858 cc642-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the amendments standing in my name in this group are ones I have tabled before and, in ...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 858 cc643-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thought those were very interesting amendments. I am sorry that I had not read them, ...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 cc645-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as this is my first opportunity, I am sure that we all want to send our best wishes for...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc646-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, recognising the significant national event taking place this evening, I will also endea...; Lord Foster of Bath | 858 c647 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, and I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson,...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 c647 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
6: Clause 2, page 2, line 18, at end insert—; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 cc647-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have retabled Amendments 6, 8, 9, 41 and 42 to press the Government a little further ...; Lord Addington | 858 cc648-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, for reading out the list of groups that have ba...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 858 cc649-650 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my Amendment 13 is supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and the noble L...; Baroness Grey-Thompson | 858 cc650-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have attached my name to Amendments 11 and 13. I remind noble Lords of my registered ...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 858 c651 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, let me first say that, like all sensible Scotsmen, I will be supporting England tonight...; Lord Holmes of Richmond | 858 c651 (Link to this contribution)
I support all the amendments in this group, particularly Amendment 13, in the name of my noble fr...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc651-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, on Amendment 6, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay and Lord Markh...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 c653 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that response and for the time she has made avai...; Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 858 c653 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if Amendment 7 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 8 or 9 because of pre-emption.; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc653-4 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
7: Clause 2, page 2, line 19, leave out subsections (6) an...; Lord Addington | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Addington
10: Clause 3, page 2, line 35, leave out “three” and insert “...; Lord Addington | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, has clearly been reading over my shoulder at some point...; Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I believe Amendments 11 to 13 are consequential amendments.
Amendments 11 and 12<...; Lord Addington | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Addington
11: Clause 3, page 2, line 38, leave out subsection (3); Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
13: Clause 3, page 3, line 7, leave out “intere...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 858 c654 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
14: Clause 3, page 3, line 8, leave out “or ec...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 858 cc654-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I want first to congratulate the Minister on the speed at which she is going through he...; 858 c658 (Link to this contribution)
Oh!; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 858 cc658-9 (Link to this contribution)
Was that begging too much? I am trying to get progress here.
On Amendment 35, on transport ...; Lord Whitty | 858 cc659-660 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I agree pretty much with what the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, has already said. As some...; Lord Harlech | 858 c660 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise to speak briefly to Amendment 47 in my name, which would place a clear time-boun...; Baroness Boycott | 858 cc660-1 (Link to this contribution)
I shall be brief. I have signed Amendment 48, which it seems to me should be in the Bill, especia...; Lord Addington | 858 c661 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is an interesting set of amendments. I think the most appealing one in the context...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 cc661-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, am very glad that my noble friend Lord Harlech has returned to this issue on Re...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc662-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I turn first to Amendments 14 and 48 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones o...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 858 c663 (Link to this contribution)
I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this group. I accept that the amendment proposed by th...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c664 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
15: Clause 6, page 4, line 15, leave out “a person” and in...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc664-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak first to Amendments 15, 22, 29 and 34 tabled in my name. These are minor a...; Lord Addington | 858 c665 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have Amendment 17 in this group, but before I speak to it, I thank the Government for...; Lord Fuller | 858 cc665-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 18 on ticketing before alighting briefly on Amendment 31 o...; Lord Holmes of Richmond | 858 cc666-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. I think we would all agree that he has brou...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 c667 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, I welc...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc667-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will first speak to Amendments 15, 22, 29 and 34 tabled in my name. These are minor a...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 c668 (Link to this contribution)
No.; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc668-670 (Link to this contribution)
Okay, I will carry on. With apologies to your Lordships’ House, I just had a moment where I asked...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c670 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
16: Clause 7, page 4, line 34, at end insert “(including, ...; Lord Addington | 858 cc670-1 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Addington
17: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—
“D...; Lord Addington | 858 c671 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I appreciate that the Government think that they are doing something, but we have been ...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c673 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
22: Clause 9, page 6, line 6, leave out “a person” and ins...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c673 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
29: Clause 12, page 8, line 33, leave out “a person” and i...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c673 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
32: Schedule 3, page 34, line 26, leave out sub-paragraph ...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc673-4 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
34: Clause 15, page 10, line 31, leave out “a person” and ...; Baroness Twycross | 858 c674 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
37: Clause 24, page 16, line 39, at end insert “(see secti...; Lord Addington | 858 cc674-5 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Addington
43: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“...; Lord Addington | 858 c675 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we come to a little triumvirate of amendments standing in my name. To take them in orde...; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 cc675-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on this trio of amendments, which reflec...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc676-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I turn first to Amendment 43, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, which concerns ...; Lord Addington | 858 c677 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her reply and the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, for his amendment. I shoul...; Lord Fuller | 858 cc677-8 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Fuller
46: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Dis...; Lord Fuller | 858 c678 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 46, which seeks to ensure that the organisers of the bi...; Lord Bassam of Brighton | 858 c678 (Link to this contribution)
If the noble Lord’s grandfather was the fastest man, can he speed up his peroration so that we ca...; 858 c678 (Link to this contribution)
Oh!; Lord Fuller | 858 cc678-9 (Link to this contribution)
I am reminded by the Deputy Speaker on the Bench to the left of me that I have 15 minutes, althou...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 858 c679 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I just inform the House that although I did advise my noble friend that he had 15 minut...; Lord Fuller | 858 c679 (Link to this contribution)
And you were right.; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 858 c679 (Link to this contribution)
And I was right.; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 858 c679 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his points, which we supported in Committee and support sti...; Lord Addington | 858 c679 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, very briefly, I do not think a worker on a special event should have any fewer rights t...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc679-680 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as we reach the final moments of play on Report, I am pleased to turn to Amendment 46 i...; Lord Fuller | 858 c680 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I regret to say that the VAR review has said that we may need to go to extra time on th...; Baroness Twycross | 858 cc680-4 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Twycross
50: Clause 27, page 21, line 24, at end insert—
“(7A...
Notes: Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought.
Subjects: Children Charities Broadcasting Advertising Climate change Finance Environment protection Gambling Infrastructure Ministerial powers Protection Parliamentary scrutiny Marketing Transport Small businesses Sportsgrounds Sports Retail trade Touting Street trading Street cleaning Tickets Sponsorship Information sharing Zero hours contracts
Legislation: Sporting Events Bill (HL) 2026-27
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Sporting Events Bill [HL]

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