HL Deb 09 June 2003 vol 649 cc5-6WA
Lord Jopling

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In the event that London secures the 2012 Olympic Games, what assurances will be given to competitors in the 2012 Olympic Games about their personal safety; and whether they will estimate the number of troops and police who will be deployed around the Olympic village and Games sites, together with estimates of the proportion which will be armed. [HL2973]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

If successful, the International Olympic Committee will require London to provide a range of safety and security assurances. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), which has a high degree of expertise in policing and countering the threat of terrorism at major events. will develop comprehensive security arrangements. It would be premature to speculate on the detail at this stage.