Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the decision made by the World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee in September to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
At its meeting on 20 September 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee made a decision to reinstate RUSADA (Russia's Anti-Doping Agency), following a recommendation made by WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC).
WADA's decision to reinstate RUSADA is subject to two strict post-reinstatement conditions:
Athletes and fans having faith in clean sport is vitally important, and the UK Government remains fully committed to combating doping in sport and protecting the integrity of sport.
Should there be any failure to do so, we expect WADA to swiftly determine non-compliance under the relevant sanctioning provisions as set out under the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS).