Speeches by Nandy.

“I was making the point about quantity and quality, but I will focus very much on your point about time online, because that is a significant concern to parliamentarians and parents all over the country, including me. I am not suggesting that the upwards trend in terms of time that is spent online is a solely UK phenome…”

“Of course we will, Damian, but you do these things through consultation, and what we learned through the very many consultation responses that we had and genuinely listened to is that the situation facing the creative industries is not straightforward, because the implications of one approach for publishing is not the …”

“I cannot pre-empt decisions the football regulator would make, but that is precisely why we acted at pace and got the legislation on to the statute book within the first 12 months of this Government. When Reading got into difficulties we said, “Never again,” and then we had Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday. There are …”

“Yes. As you know, Paul, we went through real challenges at Wigan Athletic and nearly lost the club twice, which is one of the reasons—not the only reason—why I am so passionate about strengthening football governance. That was not an issue that I was aware of, so it is certainly something—”

“Because ours has not.”

“I will also look into that; that is a real concern. On the broader point of the football regulator and the strengthened system of football governance that was begun by the last Government and has been completed and strengthened by us, it is about trying to ensure that that point you made about surviving is not the real…”

“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It has been 14 years since the Culture, Media and Sport Committee first called for change for football fans, and four years since Dame Tracey Crouch began the fan-led review that set out to fix the foundations of football and end the misery that too many football…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, given that he has named me. May I ask him why the previous Government—including his colleague the shadow Secretary of State, who is sitting next to him and who was the Minister responsible at the time—actively headhunted the individual in question and added him to the…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I am so grateful to hon. Members who have not just spoken in this debate today, but brought the real-life experiences and voices of fans into this Chamber. This has been Parliament at its best, ensuring that those affected are finally heard and that action is taken. I am grateful to all Members who have spoken, regardl…”

“Of course I will. I would love to know the answer.”

“Out of respect for you, Mr Deputy Speaker, I am happy to clarify. I think that the shadow Minister might be a bit confused. To add to the confusion, I refer him to a point made strongly by my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Jim Dickson) about the way in which the shadow Minister has made an astonishing about-turn;…”

“We believe that it does. As I said, the Minister will write to him on that point and place a copy of the letter in the Library so that the whole House can understand the Government’s position. Let me turn to the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Mr French). I do not really know where to start with this, to be hone…”

“When my club Wigan Athletic was in trouble because of poor ownership for the second time, I used those precise words. I said that this must be the last time this ever happens to football fans, but as my hon. Friend rightly says, here we are with so many Members telling heartbreaking stories about the near loss of their…”

“I live just down the road from my hon. Friend in Bolton and has many friends who were directly affected by what happened at Bolton Wanderers, so I thank her for her tireless support for the fans and the town. Many people do not appreciate until they have been through a situation like that, as she and I have, that it do…”

“I pay tribute to my hon. Friend and throw the Government’s full weight behind the work he is doing to support this area? I have seen it for myself at Shakespeare North in Knowsley, where young people are developing communication and oracy skills that they would not otherwise have had, through the amazing work that thos…”

“Arts and culture were erased from both our classrooms and our communities for 14 years, and we are wasting no time in fixing that. I am really pleased that in February we were able to announce the £270 million arts everywhere fund, which will help a whole generation of young people to access theatre and the arts that t…”

“We are absolutely committed to securing and delivering the biggest and best major sporting events, building on the UK’s global reputation. I was delighted to announce recently over £500 million to support the delivery of world-class events, with an additional £400 million going to grassroots facilities across the UK, s…”

“My hon. Friend is an incredible champion for sports in general and rugby in particular—”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for that question, because I know this has caused considerable concern to many people in this House and the other place. We are absolutely committed to bringing forward legislative change that provides certainty and clarity both for AI and tech companies and for the creative industries, and t…”