Labour requires equal entry to Lord’s cricket floor for England girls’s workforce
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abour has referred to as for the England girls’s cricket workforce to be granted equal entry to the distinguished Lord’s cricket floor, citing the privileges loved by public college rivals Eton and Harrow.
Shadow tradition secretary Lucy Powell identified the discrepancies that also exist between the alternatives and sources out there to the lads’s and girls’s groups.
Her feedback come after a report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) printed final month discovered the game is deep-rooted with widespread institutional racism, sexism and class-based discrimination.
The report additionally famous that the “England Women’s team are yet to play a Test match at Lord’s, the home of cricket”, including: “Women continue to be treated as second-class citizens with unequal access, pay and treatment.”
Speaking throughout Culture, Media and Sport questions within the Commons, Ms Powell insisted the Government should play an energetic position in addressing the “serious findings” and selling inclusivity inside cricket.
She mentioned: “Despite their successes on the international stage, the ICEC report showed that there is a lot to do to increase diversity and participation in cricket.
“They found that English cricket suffers from sexism, elitism, and racism. Does the Government understand that it also has a role to play in addressing the serious findings?
Does he agree with me, which I am sure he does, that it’s about time the women’s team had as much access to Lord’s cricket ground as Eton and Harrow?
“For example, what discussions has the minister had with the Department of Education about increasing the take-up of cricket in state schools and ensuring better access to pitches, equipment and coaching?
“And does he agree with me, which I am sure he does, that it’s about time the women’s team had as much access to Lord’s cricket ground as Eton and Harrow?”
The Eton v Harrow cricket match is an annual match between Eton College and Harrow School.
It is likely one of the longest-running annual sporting fixtures on this planet and stays the only college cricket match performed on the prestigious Lord’s cricket floor on an annual foundation.
Culture minister Stuart Andrew replied: “She is absolutely right. And on the day of the publication of the report, she (Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer) met with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board).
“We have said that we will be following developments of their plan very, very carefully. And she is right that we need to see more access for facilities for women and girls, not just at Lord’s but right across the country.”