§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what(a) guidelines and (b) criteria the International Olympic Committee has notified him of regarding the minimum number of seats required for a stadium to host an Olympic Athletics competition; [104331]
(2) what (a) guidelines and (b) criteria the International Olympic Committee has notified him of regarding the minimum number of seats required for a stadium to host the opening and closing ceremonies of an Olympic Games. [104332]
§ Kate Hoey[holding answer 10 January 2000]: The International Olympic Committee has not notified the Department directly of guidelines or criteria for the minimum number of seats required for a stadium to host an Olympic athletics competition. The BOA have indicated that a viable UK bid would require an 80,000 seat stadium.