§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects Sport England to make a further announcement about the feasibility of a new national athletics stadium at Picketts Lock. [1753]
§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the plans for staging the World Athletics Championships in 2005. [2083]
§ Tessa JowellSport England have concluded that they are not able yet to provide lottery funding to develop the Lee Valley National Athletics Centre and have asked80W Patrick Carter, who is conducting the review of the national stadium project, to carry out a separate review of the project with the following terms of reference:
In the light of the Government's manifesto commitment to ensure that a first-class athletics stadium is available for the World Athletics Championships in 2005, to assess whether the Lee Valley National Athletics Centre project can be funded and managed in its current format and if not, what alternatives might be feasible. The review should report its findings within seven weeks."