Speeches by Nandy.

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not, and we are determined for that to change. I am not sure whether I have mentioned that I recently went on a visit with Ed Sheeran—[Interruption.] Thirty-eight times, says my hon. Friend the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and To…”

“My hon. Friend will know that the Education Secretary has launched a review of the national curriculum to put art, sport and music back at its heart, where they belong. We were appalled by the way that the previous Government ran down the creative subjects, leading to a huge drop-off in the number of young people takin…”

“This is getting a little bit tired. Young people should be the focus of this House. We have already announced that £100 million of dormant assets funding will be dedicated to the provision of services, facilities and opportunities to young people, and for 2025-26, we are allocating over £85 million of capital funding t…”

“I add my voice to the support for Jimmy’s family. The shadow Secretary of State raises that matter in a particularly sensitive way, and I would be happy to consider it with him.”

“I would be delighted to offer the hon. Gentleman a meeting with the Department on this critical issue; I would be amazed if it did not come up in the national youth strategy. The strategy is led by young people, and it is for them to determine their priorities, but I hear this point made by young people in my constitue…”

“We are absolutely determined to put young people back in charge of their destiny. They know better than we do the challenges that they face, and are often better at identifying the solutions. That is why we have put young people in charge of the strategy. We are co-producing it with them, and we will seek out a range o…”

“We have wasted no time in cracking on with the national youth strategy. We have almost finished recruiting to the youth advisory group and the expert advisory group, and I can tell the House that we have taken suggestions from Conservative Members and included a member of the uniformed youth groups on that youth adviso…”

“That is precisely one of the reasons why my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary provided an uplift to the BBC World Service this year. My hon. Friend mentions foreign billionaires. Unlike the Conservatives, we have no intention of conducting government by social media. While they amplify the noise and conspiracy th…”

“I absolutely add my voice to that. Certain sports in the UK, including boxing, darts and snooker, have been under-represented in terms of Government attention. We are determined for that to change because we know how much joy they bring to millions of people.”

“I add my voice to the support for Jimmy’s family. The shadow Secretary of State raises that matter in a particularly sensitive way, and I would be happy to consider it with him.”

“The shadow Secretary of State will know that we have regular meetings with representatives from sporting bodies and industry. We are determined to roll out grassroots sport to every part of the UK, and we have already signalled our intention as a new Government on that. When I returned from the Euros, we announced a wh…”

“Football is an ecosystem, and we work very closely with the Premier League. As a crown jewel of British exports, it brings joy to millions of people all over the world, but the fact is that far too many football clubs are currently unsustainable, suffering from poor ownership and poor financial flow. The Football Gover…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. When I met representatives from the Jewish community recently about antisemitism in the arts, I was shocked and horrified by some of their experiences, and we are working closely with them to tackle it. I can confirm to my hon. Friend that I have raised this issue directly…”

“I was delighted to host representatives from Grimsby in Wigan to show them our amazing OnSide youth facility. I am delighted that the Grimsby facility is now moving ahead at pace, but I share his concern about people from surrounding areas, particularly in relation to transport. Some of the youth funding that we have a…”

“I reassure the hon. Member that the Government work closely with the charity sector. Only a few months ago, the Prime Minister threw open the doors of Downing Street to launch a new covenant with civil society to work hand in hand with them on the shared challenges we face. We are aware of the impact of the changes on …”

“I would take a pretty dim view of that. It is not working. It is clearly not working. One of the things that has concerned me is that when we have looked across the board at repeated instances where people have spoken up and made complaints that have been swept under the rug and it has only ended up resulting in action…”

“I have been briefed about it. I am very concerned about it, particularly the way in which the conflict in Israel and Gaza is playing out in the UK in a domestic context. There are obviously people who have heartfelt and very strong views on all sides. I have met with the families of the hostages, which was a heartbreak…”

“That is very much the intention and it was the intention behind the Crouch review, as you rightly said. I know that you were very instrumental in trying to save Bury FC when it was in trouble and have been very instrumental in helping it to come back. I have to declare a personal interest. My stepdad was a lifelong sea…”

“The intention is to prevent that from happening and to ensure that the fans don’t pay a price for poor ownership. In Wigan we had similar issues, as you know—thank you for all your advice in helping us to save the club. The first thing is that you need to make sure that you get better owners. The owner who put us in th…”

“There is the power to look at current owners if new developments happen. What we have tried to do, and what Tracey tried to do in the previous Government, is strike the right balance so we are not creating uncertainty and deterring people from buying clubs. It is a light-touch regime. It is not intended to be heavy-han…”