§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if the statements in paragraph 27 of his Department's memorandum to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of December 1998 (HC124-II, Session 1998–99, page 169) represent the Government's current policy. [113779]
§ Kate HoeyThe statement in paragraph 27 of my Department's memorandum to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into Staging Major Events remains Government policy. We recognise that a flexible approach is needed to ensure that governing bodies are able to put forward a bid which maximises Britain's chances of securing the event in question.