A question on #Football tabled by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 19-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Twycross.

Heading: Football
Question ID: 1742978
UIN: HL2684
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-19
Asking Member ID: 1463
Asking Member display name: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what definition they use for a football fan.
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Date answered: 2024-12-06
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4966
Answering Member display name: Baroness Twycross
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Twycross
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Answer text: The Government does not see itself as the arbitrator of who counts as a football fan and instead it is something that fans and clubs themselves are in the best position to discern. The makeup of a fan base will differ from club to club and this diversity ...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tweeted: true