PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Football: Sports Competitors (20 July 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on (a) the football transfer market and (b) the entry of EU and non-EU players into the UK of the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)

The Department recognises the importance of sport to the nation and within that the contribution of international talent, and the UK will seek to continue to attract the best of international talent across all sports. As the Government considers the options for a future immigration system we will also need to understand the potential impacts of any proposed changes in all parts of the UK. We will look to develop a system that works for all in consultation with all relevant sport stakeholders.

Answered by:
Dame Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
7 September 2017