The Rooney Rule In The English Football League
EDM number 1304 in 2017-19, proposed by John Mann on 22/05/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Ethnic groups and Sports.
That this House welcomes the introduction of the Rooney Rule in January 2018 by the Football Association; notes that the rule ensure that at least one Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidate is interviewed for roles within the English League; further notes that only five coaches across 92 football league clubs are BAME which is not representative of the diversity in English football; calls on the Premier League to introduce the Rooney Rule into its recruitment processes; further calls on the Football Association to produce an annual report on the success of the implementation of this policy; and congratulates the Professional Footballers Association for its campaign on this issue.
This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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John Mann | 22/05/2018 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Proposed |
Jim Shannon | 23/05/2018 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Kelvin Hopkins | 23/05/2018 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
Alan Brown | 12/06/2018 | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Drew Hendry | 12/06/2018 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Hannah Bardell | 13/06/2018 | Livingston | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Douglas Chapman | 14/06/2018 | Dunfermline and West Fife | Scottish National Party | Signed |
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