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Rejected petition Make Barbara Slater, Head of BBC Sport explain to a Parliamentary Select Committee why the BBC will not broadcast English Rugby Union & Cricket.

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Bring Barbara Slater, Head of BBC Sport before a Parliamentary Select Committee to explain why the BBC will not broadcast Rugby Union games and Cricket matches played involving national teams from the home nations. These games and sports are followed by millions of people who are denied being able to see games invented in England and at which England excel yet are not available on free to air national television.

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