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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce into UK law something similar to Rooney's law in the US; and if she will make a statement.

The Government is committed to tackling inequality so that everyone can reach their full potential. That is why we have one of the strongest legal frameworks in the world for tackling discrimination and promoting equality for all. The Rooney rule applies specifically to American Football's National Football League and the Government has no plans to introduce a similar provision in the UK. However, the Government has welcomed the English Football League's Football League rule change from this season that ensures their clubs will always interview at least one applicant from a Black Asian or Minority Ethnic background when coaching positions open up at Academy level with a number of clubs voluntarily agreeing to take that approach also for the head coach roles when in a formal recruitment process.