Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she as had with the Rugby Football Union on the the future of rugby union in England.

I met with the Rugby Football Union in early November to discuss the future of the sport and my department is in regular contact with the rugby union authorities. The department continues to work with the RFU and the wider sport sector to support the ongoing sustainability of elite level sport.