Football: Racism
Debate between Baroness Barran and Baroness Browning(5 years, 1 month ago)
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Baroness Barran
The noble Lord is right that education is an important part of this, and it is included in some of the proposals the football authorities published in July, as well as improving reporting systems, better training and support for referees and stewards and improved use of CCTV. It is not one single thing that will address this but a combination.
Baroness Browning (Con)
My Lords, watching the television footage of the Bulgaria match, it was obvious that one could identify the faces of many of the culprits. What action is going to be taken against those individuals? If my noble friend does not know, perhaps she could make inquiries. Are we going to see the same people turn up at football matches elsewhere? It was quite obvious that they were not there for the football.
Baroness Barran
I do not have a specific answer to my noble friend’s question, but I will inquire and write to her.