To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of licensed greyhound stadiums in England on the welfare and rehoming of retired greyhounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of licensed greyhound stadiums in England on the welfare and rehoming of retired greyhounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to allow for the consumption of alcohol in stands at football matches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to allow for the consumption of alcohol in stands at football matches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her department has made on the potential merits of revoking the pitch-side ban on alcohol in UK football stadiums.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her department has made on the potential merits of revoking the pitch-side ban on alcohol in UK football stadiums.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the 3pm football broadcasting blackout on attendances at lower-league football matches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the 3pm football broadcasting blackout on attendances at lower-league football matches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to review restrictions on the consumption of alcohol within sight of the pitch at designated football matches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to review restrictions on the consumption of alcohol within sight of the pitch at designated football matches.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status.

My Lords, I had the privilege and honour of serving in the Blair Government under Richard Caborn and Tessa Jowell for five years and being in the private discussions around the Olympic legacy and the Olympic Park. The one thing more than anything that I took from that was that...

My Lords, I had the privilege and honour of serving in the Blair Government under Richard Caborn and Tessa Jowell for five years and being in the private discussions around the Olympic legacy and the Olympic Park. The one thing more than anything that I took from that was that...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Mann, makes a very good case and I hope that what I say is interpreted as supportive of it.

My support for Brighton and Hove Albion is well known, and I declare it as a relevant interest in this debate. In fact, I have often...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Mann, makes a very good case and I hope that what I say is interpreted as supportive of it.

My support for Brighton and Hove Albion is well known, and I declare it as a relevant interest in this debate. In fact, I have often...

My Lords, I thank the Grand Committee for allowing me to speak in the gap. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Mann, for this disappointingly short but important debate. It is important because it is clear how much sports clubs contribute to civil society, our health and our economy....

My Lords, I thank the Grand Committee for allowing me to speak in the gap. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Mann, for this disappointingly short but important debate. It is important because it is clear how much sports clubs contribute to civil society, our health and our economy....

My Lords, when I first saw the title of this debate, I immediately asked myself, which sports clubs? My reflex was to think of small amateur sports clubs, which are the backbone of many a social structure. They are microstructures for employment and so on. Then, after two seconds I...

My Lords, when I first saw the title of this debate, I immediately asked myself, which sports clubs? My reflex was to think of small amateur sports clubs, which are the backbone of many a social structure. They are microstructures for employment and so on. Then, after two seconds I...

My Lords, I am very pleased to respond to this QSD. I thank my noble friend Lord Mann for securing this debate and opening it—because it gives me an opportunity to talk about football, which is never a bad thing as far as I am concerned, but also because it...

My Lords, I am very pleased to respond to this QSD. I thank my noble friend Lord Mann for securing this debate and opening it—because it gives me an opportunity to talk about football, which is never a bad thing as far as I am concerned, but also because it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Health Impact Analysis conducted as part of the Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, how many of the 671 sports and recreational facilities located within a 15km radius of Heathrow Airport are a) playing fields and b) sports halls.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Health Impact Analysis conducted as part of the Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, how many of the 671 sports and recreational facilities located within a 15km radius of Heathrow Airport are a) playing fields and b) sports halls.

It is an offence to try and enter a designated football match in England and Wales without a ticket.

It is an offence to try and enter a designated football match in England and Wales without a ticket.

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).

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...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—

“(f) Schedule (Sports rights provisions) (“the sports rights provisions”).”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment, and others in the name of Lord Foster, seeks to create a new “Sports Rights Provision” to the Bill, which relates to the rights of...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—

“(f) Schedule (Sports rights provisions) (“the sports rights provisions”).”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment, and others in the name of Lord Foster, seeks to create a new “Sports Rights Provision” to the Bill, which relates to the rights of...

My Lords, the amendments standing in my name in this group are ones I have tabled before and, in tabling them again, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, showing that I am the chairman of both Peers for Gambling Reform and the charity Action on...

My Lords, the amendments standing in my name in this group are ones I have tabled before and, in tabling them again, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, showing that I am the chairman of both Peers for Gambling Reform and the charity Action on...

My Lords, I thought those were very interesting amendments. I am sorry that I had not read them, but they are interesting and worth considering by the Government.

I want to speak to Amendment 21. I begin by thanking Freddie Daley, whose work with Cool Down and Badvertising has helped to...

My Lords, I thought those were very interesting amendments. I am sorry that I had not read them, but they are interesting and worth considering by the Government.

I want to speak to Amendment 21. I begin by thanking Freddie Daley, whose work with Cool Down and Badvertising has helped to...

My Lords, as this is my first opportunity, I am sure that we all want to send our best wishes for good luck to the England football team in their major sporting event this evening—particularly to the midfielder Elliot Anderson who, like all the best people, comes from Whitley Bay.

Although...

My Lords, as this is my first opportunity, I am sure that we all want to send our best wishes for good luck to the England football team in their major sporting event this evening—particularly to the midfielder Elliot Anderson who, like all the best people, comes from Whitley Bay.

Although...

My Lords, recognising the significant national event taking place this evening, I will also endeavour to keep my remarks brief and I have no intention of taking this Report into extra time. However, as we commence today’s debate on the Sporting Events Bill, it is only fitting that we acknowledge...

My Lords, recognising the significant national event taking place this evening, I will also endeavour to keep my remarks brief and I have no intention of taking this Report into extra time. However, as we commence today’s debate on the Sporting Events Bill, it is only fitting that we acknowledge...