A question on #EnglishFootballLeague tabled by Rachael Maskell on 27-03-2025 has been answered by Stephanie Peacock.

Heading: English Football League
Question ID: 1789228
UIN: 41848
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-27
Asking Member ID: 4471
Asking Member display name: Rachael Maskell
Asking Member handle: rachaelmaskell
Asking Member Twitter reference: @rachaelmaskell
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of teams promoted to from National League into the English Football League.
Is named day: true
Date of holding answer:
Date answered: 2025-04-01
Date answer corrected:
Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4607
Answering Member display name: Stephanie Peacock
Answering Member handle: Steph_Peacock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Steph_Peacock
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Answer text: I recognise the strength of feeling within the National League regarding promotion arrangements to the EFL and understand the desire for greater opportunities for clubs to progress through the football pyramid. The competitiveness and sustainability of th...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tweeted: true