§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2004,Official Report, column 876W, on sporting contacts (ban), whether, on 28 October 1997, Ministers had the power to invoke a ban on sporting contact with other countries taking place outside the UK. [168598]
§ Mr. CabornIn October 1997, as now, Ministers did not have specific powers to prevent sports teams travelling abroad.