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1582883

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date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Future of Women's Football Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of when the Future of Women's Football review will publish its report; and whether players have had an opportunity to contribute to the work of the review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	137898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Review is progressing well, with stakeholder evidence sessions taking place focused on the key themes of the Review. This has included evidence sessions with players from the Women’s Super League and Championship, as well as a session with retired players. These sessions focused on the key challenges and issues affecting a female professional footballer’s career, including wellbeing and safeguarding.</p><p>The Review’s report is expected by summer 2023, and the government will respond afterwards.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/02/2023 10:43:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1582884

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Future of Women's Football Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether player (a) wellbeing and (b) safeguarding are being considered as part of the Future of Women's Football review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	137899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Review is progressing well, with stakeholder evidence sessions taking place focused on the key themes of the Review. This has included evidence sessions with players from the Women’s Super League and Championship, as well as a session with retired players. These sessions focused on the key challenges and issues affecting a female professional footballer’s career, including wellbeing and safeguarding.</p><p>The Review’s report is expected by summer 2023, and the government will respond afterwards.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/02/2023 10:44:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1582885

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sportsgrounds: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Sports Ground Safety Authority has responsibility for (a) the safety of pitch-adjacent walls and barriers and (b) other aspects of player and athlete security within stadiums; and whether there are minimum and evidence-based standards in place to protect player safety.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	137900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount.</p><p>Sports pitch perimeter safety is primarily the responsibility of the relevant national governing body of the sport, and the relevant competition/event organisers of the fixture.</p><p>It is for individual clubs to carry out risk assessments and put in place mitigations that will improve player safety.</p><p>The Sports Grounds Safety Authority has regulatory responsibility to issue licences which permit relevant football grounds to admit spectators, and to oversee local authorities in their duties around related safety certification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/02/2023 10:40:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1582886

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps with (a) football authorities and (b) the police to help (i) tackle large-scale pitch invasions in stadiums and (ii) protect the workplace safety of professional footballers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	137901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety of all players participating in football matches is a priority for the government.</p><p>Prior to the start of the 2022/23 football season, the Premier League and English Football League publicised that any fan entering the pitch would be banned by the club they support for a minimum period of one year. These bans could also be extended to accompanying parents or guardians of children who take part in these activities. These measures are in addition to the existing Football Banning Order regime which can be imposed by a court for a football-related offence, including entering the pitch.</p><p>The government will continue to work with the police and football authorities to review all forms of fan disorder at football matches.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/02/2023 10:39:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith