Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Football Spectator Attendance: Covid-19 - Nov 9

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Nigel Huddleston):...The Government have provided an unprecedented support package to businesses throughout the period, including a comprehensive and sizeable package of direct fiscal support through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support. Many football clubs have benefited from those measures and others, such as business rates relief and the furlough scheme. Sport England has provided £210 million of national lottery and Government funding to support the sport and the physical activity sector overall through covid-19. That includes the £35 million community emergency fund, which is helping community sports clubs and exercise centres during the pandemic...

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