§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make representations to UEFA to lift the ban on the entrance of Liverpool football club into European competitions; how many representations he has received against the ban; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsAs I made clear in my recent letter and report to UEFA on progress on measures to combat football hooliganism, I believe that a blanket ban on English clubs participating in European competitions is no longer justified. As to the question of lifting UEFA's additional three-year ban on Liverpool football club, in the first instance it is for the English FA to nominate Liverpool and for UEFA to take the final decision. Since August 1989 I have received five letters in support of the lifting of the ban on Liverpool.