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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require all football clubs to have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion action plan to be assessed as part of the annual club licensing process.

The Government welcomes the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance and has endorsed in principle the primary recommendation of the review: that football requires a strong, independent regulator to secure the future of our national game.

The Government will work quickly to review the report in full, including the recommendations made on equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Government will continue to engage with interested parties as we work towards issuing a full response to the report in Spring 2022.