John Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to create an Independent Regulator for football.
Stuart Andrew: This Government is committed to introducing a new independent regulator for English football clubs, to protect and promote the sustainability of English football for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve.
The Government is working at pace to establish an Independent Football Regulator on a statutory footing as soon as parliamentary time allows.