Louie French

Con

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Commons Committee Stage 10 June 2025 15 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)
It is a privilege to speak again under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate you and the city of Hull on the Challenge cup victory at the weekend, which probably does not please Mr Speaker on his birthday, but such is sport. Moving back to football, before the lunch break, I explained why th…
I beg to move amendment 131, in schedule 5, page 103, line 16, at end insert— “ Agents fees 11A (1) An agents fees condition is a condition requiring a club employing an agent to cap their fees. (2) The agents fee cap will be set by Regulations subject to approval by both Houses.” My amendment p…
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Commons Committee Stage 10 June 2025 38 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy, and to speak on day three—is it day three? Time flies when you’re having fun!—of this Bill Committee. The hon. Member for Sheffield South East has explained in quite lengthy detail the aims of the amendment; I will not repeat what he h…
I beg to move amendment 104, in schedule 4, page 99, line 31, at end insert— “(f) the club’s political statements and positions.” This amendment ensures that clubs have to engage their fans on the political statements a club might adopt.
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Commons Westminster Hall 4 June 2025 2 contributions
Swimming Facilities
Thank you, Ms Jardine—excellently chaired, as always. I would like to start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for securing this important debate. We have had some excellent contributions across the Chamber. He spoke passionately about the case for more inve…
Sadly, it does. Parts of the Swimming Alliance are looking very closely at the open swimming element because of the tragic examples where people lose their lives. We have to be conscious of that as we go into the summer months across Great Britain, when people are more likely to swim in open water. …
Commons Oral Questions 22 May 2025
Grassroots Sports: Cannock Chase
I welcome the support of the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for our investment in his constituency while we were in government. In all seriousness, however, I would like to put on record our condolences to the families of the two Israeli embassy staff killed overnight in Washington. G…
Commons Debate 21 May 2025 3 contributions
Immigration
On that point, will the Minister give way?
Will the hon. Member give way?
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Commons Debate 15 May 2025
Youth Services
I thank the hon. Member for Croydon East (Natasha Irons) for securing this debate. I know that she has regularly championed this issue since coming to this place. As Lord Cameron famously said, “I was the future once.” —[ Official Report , 13 July 2016; Vol. 613, c. 294.] Although I am no longer v…
Commons Westminster Hall 14 May 2025 3 contributions
Future of Public Libraries
It is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship again today, Mr Dowd. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) for securing this important debate. It is great to hear from Members from across the House and across the country, and I thank them for championing lib…
Will the Minister give way briefly?
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Commons Debate 8 May 2025
St George’s Day and English Affairs
It is a privilege to rise on behalf of the shadow Culture team to mark St George’s day. I thank the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) for securing this important debate. “With St George in my heart keep me English, with St George in my heart I pray, with St George in my heart keep m…
Commons Proceedings 7 May 2025
Points of Order
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This morning we learned that Labour’s choice of football regulator, David Kogan, made personal donations to both the Prime Minister and the Culture Secretary. We believe that the Government’s decision not to disclose that fact when Mr Kogan’s appointment wa…
Commons Ministerial Statement 7 May 2025
India-Pakistan: Escalation
The barbaric terrorist attacks in Kashmir on innocent Indian and Nepali tourists caused deep distress in my constituency, which is home to many Indian nationals and those of Nepali nationality. I welcome the Minister’s tone about de-escalation—he is getting the tone just about right—but may I also u…

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