To ask Her Majesty's Government whether replies have been received from the Premier League and the Football League to the letters sent by the Minister for Sport in April 2008 regarding the provision of facilities for disabled supporters at football grounds. [HL807]

I refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave on the 17 November 2008 (Official Report, col. WA 164).

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Carter of Barnes on 17 November 2008 (WA 164), whether the Minister for Sport has met the Premier League and the Football League to discuss their member clubs' obligations under disability discrimination legislation to ensure their stadiums comply with the Accessible Stadia guidance; and if so, what the outcome of any such meeting was. [HL808]

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commission a survey of the extent to which member clubs in the Premier League and the Football League meet their obligations under disability discrimination legislation to ensure their stadiums comply with the Accessible Stadia guidance. [HL809]

To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions are available to enforce compliance with Accessible Stadia guidance by clubs in the Premier League and the Football League. [HL810]

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will issue guidance to the Football Licensing Authority to make the provision of facilities for disabled supporters a condition for granting a licence to admit spectators to designated football matches under Section 10(12)(d) of the Football Spectators Act 1989. [HL811]

The Minister for Sport met with the Premier League on the 29 January and is due to meet the Football League on 3 February.

The Accessible Stadia guidance document is an advisory document and is not intended to be prescriptive nor inhibit alternative and creative solutions. Therefore, as I indicated on 3 November 2008 (Official Report, col. WA 16), save where there are specific safety concerns, assessments on implementing the guide's recommendations are not a matter for government.

The Government strongly support the provision of facilities for disabled supporters that are in line with the recommendations made in the Accessible Stadia guide. However, they do not believe that enforcing the provision of these facilities through the conditions attached to a licence to admit spectators is the best means available. Football clubs, as service providers, are also already under a legal duty under Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled supporters.

The Government do not collect any information on compliance with the recommendations of the Accessible Stadia guide.