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Chelsea Football Club: Sales

Commons · Question 54264 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the trustees of Chelsea Football Club, (b) his Portuguese counterpart and (c) the European Commission on the proceeds of the sale of that

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 4 Jun 2025

The Government is determined to see the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine, following Russia's illegal full-scale invasion.We are deeply frustrated that it has not been possible to reach agreement on this ...