Racism in Sport Debate
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Lord Clark of Windermere
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(3 years, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
The noble Lord will be aware that racism is already an aggravating factor in many crimes. I am happy to take his suggestion back to the department.
Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab)
My Lords, I declare an interest as a director of Carlisle United Football Club, where we are all simply appalled by the racist abuse. The Times today suggests in a leader that this is not solely a British problem. Therefore, will Her Majesty’s Government raise it at the international forum to see whether we can help solve it? Domestically, when discussing this problem with the football authorities, will they include a relatively new body, Fair Game, which is composed largely of lower league clubs and will offer a different perspective?
Baroness Barran (Con)
The Government are determined to do everything within their power to stamp out the awful racism that we saw. Obviously, it is an extremely long-standing problem and one that extends across the world. We will use every opportunity to address it.