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I join the Prime Minister in offering our congratulations, particularly to the England team that won the cricket world cup. We were proud to host some of the games at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. I also extend our best wishes to the netball team.

Notts County, the world’s oldest professional football club, is facing the very real threat of extinction. Under chairman Alan Hardy, the club has reached a financial

crisis and could be liquidated before the start of the coming season. Players and staff have not been paid in weeks, and the club is set to make its fourth appearance in the High Court later this month to face a winding-up petition. Will the Prime Minister and the whole House join me in calling on the Football Association, the Football League and the National League to investigate the current situation and help to secure the future of this truly historic club?

Asked by
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 2019
Reference
663 cc824-5
House
House of Commons

I thank the hon. Lady for raising this issue. Football clubs up and down the country are obviously of great importance to their local communities. Overall, the financial state of football clubs is better now than at any time, but the Government are certainly not complacent. The hon. Lady referred to various football authorities; we will continue to hold the football authorities to account for ensuring that there is transparency around the ownership of clubs, that sufficient inquiries into the suitability of owners are made, and that financially clubs continue to live within their means. I am sure the whole House will join the hon. Lady in hoping that, as the world’s oldest professional football club, Notts County resolves its situation soon.

Answered by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
17 July 2019
Reference
663 c825
House
House of Commons

That this House warmly congratulates Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs, their staff, players and supporters on the winning of their respective championships;and notes that their success gives a tremendous boost to the City of Nottingham and its surrounding area, strengthening its status as 'Queen of the Midlands'.

Primary sponsor
Lord Coaker (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
11 May 1998
Reference
1309
House
House of Commons

To visit Notts County football club at Meadow lane

Asked by
Graham Allen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 January 1989
Reference
145 c347W
House
House of Commons