§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration has been given to the establishment of an inspectorate for sport to lay down basic rules for security and safety at sporting venues following the death of boxer, James Murray. [41129]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThere are a number of provisions in place to deal with security and safety at sporting venues in Scotland, including powers under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980. There are no plans to adjust these provisions or to establish an inspectorate for sport. Medical safeguards for boxing are matters for the British Boxing Board of Control and have recently been the subject of a review.