Written question asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Friday, 22 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Sportsgrounds

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the governing bodies of sports other than football about meeting disabled access guidelines at sports stadia.

Answer: Ministerial meetings have taken place with the Rugby Football Union and at official level with the Rugby Union Premier League on accessibility. Ministers are aware that there is both good and bad practice on stadium accessibility across a range of other sports. Ministers expect all sports, and all clubs, whose grounds do not make the reasonable adjustments to accommodate disabled spectators as set out in the Equality Act 2010 to take action to fulfil this legal obligation.

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