Tom Harrison is twice asked by Kevin Brennan MP if he agrees that Yorkshire is institutionally racist.

"I agree that the handling of the report indicates issues around it," Harrison says.

Brennan says you either agree with Roger Hutton or you don't. Is he saying he doesn't agree?

"As I said, I think the handling of the report speaks to institutional racism," Harrison replies.

Harrison is pushed on the actual "content" of the report and says it "speaks" about "culture" at the club.

He says he has "made his position".

The ECB members in attendance are asked about Asian participation.

Kate Miller says: "We have a dedicated south Asian action plan and are seeing positive numbers. We have seen increase of 7-28% of boys in our pathway.

Harrison adds: "We need to start to look at dressing room culture throughout the country. There is a huge effort on this from the ECB but it takes time to trickle through."

Harrison is asked about the use of ‘Kevin’ as a racist term.

"The first time I became aware of the slur was reading the report. It will now form part of the ECB investigation," says Harrison.

"What will you do if you find England players are using this phrase?" asks committee chair Julian Knight. “You were fairly quick to ban Ollie Robinson."

Tom Harrison is asked about the impact on Asian kids playing in the streets of Bradford.

"We have to do better but I don't believe the evidence is all bad in that space," he says.

"We have signs in different part of the country where elements of good practice are happening."

Harrison is running through the ECB's initiatives before he is cut short by chair Julian Knight.

Today's hearing began at 09:30 GMT with former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq's harrowing evidence.

Rafiq, 30, told a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee that racist language was "constantly" used during his time at Yorkshire.

In an emotional testimony, he also said the club gave him "inhuman" treatment after his son was stillborn in 2017.

He added the issues he faced at Yorkshire are "without a shadow of a doubt" widespread in domestic cricket.

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ECB chief executive Tom Harrison: "We have been aware of importance of this agenda – not just racism, but diversity and equity. What we have struggled with is getting our first-class game to wake up. If we are not in an emergency, we are approaching one."

MP Julie Elliott asks the witnesses if they think the ECB is fit for purpose.

"Yes I do," says Tom Harrison. "We are learning a lesson."

Legal director Meena Botros is then asked if it is appropriate for the ECB to appoint the independent committee that looks into it.

Botros: "I believe it works."

A panel member calls it "appalling".

Botros says: "It was not appropriate for us to input into Yorkshire's investigation who to have on their panel.

"It is not a good look - but we cannot take small steps in intervening in the process."

Harrison says: "The ECB has to be independent of the process. I did not raise it. We need to make sure when we do sit in judgement then we have been independent."

Tom Harrison says the ECB has "learnt lessons" through this process.

"We have got a litany of issues to deal with that will help inform our regulatory process going forwards," he adds.

Harrison continues: "There is a complex role for the national governing body as promoter and regulator.

"We do have processes that keep the independence of the regulatory process."

Botros adds: "The independent regulatory committee holds the ECB to account."

Who appoints the independent regulatory committee, Botros is asked.

"The ECB."

Julian Knight MP asks if Yorkshire are a "law unto themselves", adding: "Frankly, they had a free pass on this until they screwed up."

"We were told that they wished to investigate this and commission an independent law firm to carry it out and it would be completed in three months," ECB legal director Meena Botros says.

"The findings would be published and they committed to carrying out the recommendations based on that. The unacceptable way it has been handled is a big problem."

The chair asks the ECB to supply to the committee all correspondence relating to whether or not it was Yorkshire who requested they take the lead with the inquiry or if it was them suggesting they just supply a panel member.

Harrison says they will.

Harrison says that Yorkshire were very clear they wanted to run the investigation themselves.

He is asked who it was that said to the ECB they wanted to run the investigation.

"It was the chair of Yorkshire, Mr Hutton, who stated he wanted the international law firm to carry out the investigation," legal director Meena Botros says.

He is asked if Hutton lied to the panel.

"He asked if the ECB would want to put someone on the panel. The ECB said that, given it is a Yorkshire investigation, it would not be appropriate due to our role as a regulator."

Tom Harrison begins by saying he has been moved by Azeem Rafiq's testimony this morning.

"It has brought forward a lot of emotions and I am sure the panel share that. I want to commend Azeem's bravery," he said.

The final part of the committee hearing is about to take place.

Tom Harrison, chief executive of the ECB, is appearing alongside ECB board member Alan Dickinson, director of communications Kate Miller and director of legal and integrity Meena Botros.

Lord Patel: "This is a watershed moment. The last person I can think [who feels similar] to this is [the 1993 racist murder of] Stephen Lawrence, who lost his life, and that led to change.

"This young man [Azeem Rafiq] thankfully hasn't [lost his life]. Who cannot be moved by what he has said?

"There is a moment in time when we can rise from the ashes. I want to make this the best county cricket club in the world, not just for cricket but for culture and values and want to be the template going forward."

Hutton is asked about the wider county game and whether Yorkshire has been unlucky in being at the centre of this storm

"I don't think, if you have conducted acts of racism, you are unlucky," he says.

"Azeem was very brave and has shone some light on a massively important subject.

"It is quite clear for me, speaking to other chairs generally, that they believe it is a game-wide issue and should be dealt with on a game-wide basis."

The committee member adds he believes Yorkshire are 'lucky' that Rafiq has spoken out, because it gives them the chance to wipe the slate clean.

Hutton is asked if he can name others involved.

"I don't think it is right," he says. "There are a series of chairmen who want to work more proactively and deal with the situation."

Lord Patel is asked if he knows what 'white rose' values means and if he has them - something referred to by Azeem Rafiq earlier in his evidence.

"I have lived in Yorkshire all my life. For me, it is about straightforwardness, bluntness sometimes, being honest, transparent, having pride in being a Yorkshireman and working with people.

"Racism should not be part of any values, anywhere, in the world."

Now Roger Hutton is asked about the role of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

"The ECB should have carried out this investigation," he says. "It would have been far better had they done that. This was a whistleblowing claim from 2007 to 2018, against the executive of the club.

"I said at the time that it was a game-wide issue and the ECB should have investigated at the time and could have done so.

"Publication would have been easier and they should have recognised this is something they should be involved in.

"Azeem did not approach Yorkshire, he made statements in the press because he did not have confidence in them and felt they were institutionally racist.

• A previous ECB response to this point made by Hutton is in this BBC Sport article

Hutton is also asked if Yorkshire is institutionally racist.

"The panel concluded there was insufficient evidence. I have to observe that in the past few months there has been a substantial amount of thoughtlessness and ignorance and a reluctance to apologise; to see Azeem as a victim; to put into place the recommendations."

The commitee member remarks that it sounds like Hutton is edging towards yes.

"I think the question remains unanswered," he says.

When pushed further, Hutton says: "Yes, I fear it falls under that definition".

Lord Patel is asked if Yorkshire is institutionally racist.

"I have been appointed because there is a charge of that and the processes and systems fails to be there," he says.

"My job is to work with people to change that. I have to be proud of the organisation I am chairing."