House of Lords

It prompted criticism from a House of Lords committee, which said the change was being introduced "at a pace that does not permit appropriate scrutiny".

Following media coverage of the issue former FA chairman Lord Triesman raised the issue at the House of Lords on Wednesday.

She made history by becoming the first female diocesan bishop and the first female bishop in the House of Lords.

The Football Governance Bill, which would lead to the creation of a regulator, was debated in the House of Lords on Wednesday.

Its second reading is due to take place in the House of Lords on 15 November.