HC Deb 17 March 1998 vol 308 c580W
Mr. Spring

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to promote drug control programmes in sport. [34228]

Mr. Banks

[holding answer 16 March 1998]: I am committed to eliminating drug abuse in sport and we have been among the world leaders in pushing for strong and effective anti-doping measures. The UK Sports Council (UKSC) is responsible for administering the doping control system for the UK and is the first organisation worldwide to have achieved ISO 9002 certification for the management of drug testing programmes in sport.