Written questions

Chelsea Football Club: Sales

Commons · Question 11229 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Union on distributing the proceeds generated from the sale of Chelsea FC to support the victims of the invasion of Ukraine.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 4 Nov 2024

The UK Government continues to hold discussions with the European Commission, as part of our efforts to ensure the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine as quickly as possible, in line with the UK's unilateral declarati...