§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to promote the United Kingdom as a venue for world sports events. [128235]
§ Mr. CabornThe Government are in the process of developing a long-term major events strategy aimed at attracting further world class sporting events to the UK. This plan will enable us to identify suitable major events and will help us to develop effective strategies to improve our chances of bidding for these events successfully.
On 15 May 2003, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the Government's decision to support a bid to host the Olympics and Paralympics in London in 2012. We will work enthusiastically with the other stakeholders, the Mayor of London, and the British Olympic Association, and with London 2012, to ensure that the bid to bring the Games to London and the United Kingdom is a winning one.