§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to create an independent body responsible for drug-testing in sport. [69726]
§ Mr. CabornUK Sport currently has responsibility for the anti-doping programme in the UK. UK Sport is subject to scrutiny by the British Standards Institute, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Standards Organisation and the National Audit Office. Its achievement of certification by these bodies provides an independent assessment of the validity and effectiveness of its anti-doping programme and procedures. UK Sport's anti-doping programme, as it currently stands, provides appropriate levels of independent scrutiny and is well respected throughout the rest of the world.