Labour MP for Colne Valley Thelma Walker joined the call for safe standing at football matches when it was debated in the House of Commons.
Sports minister Tracey Crouch has commissioned an official review into safe standing.
More than 110,000 people signed a petition backing safe standing this year, forcing a Parliamentary debate on the subject.
The Colne Valley MP, a Huddersfield Town fan, told Parliament she was hearing of growing support for fans being able to stand at games (it is all seater in the top two divisions in this country).
She said: “I remember going to the football with my dad when I was a child, holding on to his hand as we headed for the terraces wearing our team’s colours, laughing and joking with other fans and the whole stadium would be standing and cheering the team on throughout the match.
“The excitement and the atmosphere was electric.
“Everyone should be able to enjoy supporting their team whether that is standing or sitting.
“Having heard the views of Huddersfield Town Supporters Association last summer, about safe standing, it’s become more and more apparent that the demand and support for the campaign is there.
“My local team Huddersfield Town are the first Premier League team to survey season ticket holders about safe standing tickets.
“And 96 per cent of those who responded were in favour of it, and the Premier League’s own research shows that 70 per cent of people surveyed are in favour.”
Dewsbury Labour MP Paula Sherriff also backed the cause.
Pleased to briefly intervene in debate and thank @officialhtsa and @standupfortown for taking time to explain to me how #SafeStanding works; it doesn't mean a return to the perils of packed Terraces we saw during the '80's
— Paula Sherriff MP (@paulasherriff) June 25, 2018
Minister Crouch had previously stated that a “vocal minority” wanted the reintroduction of standing areas at football matches, but she apologised for that view in the parliamentary debate.
She had, however, received threats of “physical and sexual violence” for her comments on the issue, stating that she had been “scarred” by such threats on social media.
In her statement in Monday’s debate, Crouch said: “Contrary to reports on social media, my mind is open on future of the all-seater policy.
“I felt so disappointed with my own loose language on safe standing, that rightly led to outrage, but then sadly turned into abuse and threats.
“I feel really scarred by the response received on social media.”
She added: “At the moment, we don’t have data or evidence to make a decision either way on this issue.
“Change cannot and should not happen overnight on something as serious as football ground safety.”
The review will therefore look to analyse and assess existing and missing data in order for an outcome to be decided upon by the end of the year.
Huddersfield Town Safe Standing Campaign
That could end in a changing of the law, with the minister stating: “The legislative framework as it is currently set out means I cannot allow for any pilots. There is no wiggle room - it is either the status quo or change the legislation.”
Standing at football matches has been banned since the Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives.
