HC Deb 24 May 2004 vol 421 cc1313-4W
15. Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will report progress on London's bid for the 2012 Olympics. [174905]

19. Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on progress on the Olympics bid for 2012. [174910]

Tessa Jowell

On 18 May the International Olympic Committee announced that London had been accepted as a Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, together with Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow.

London 2012 is now working on the completion of the Candidate files, which will be submitted to the IOC by 15 November 2004,

Paul Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans there are to hold Olympic events in Wales. [174907]

Tessa Jowell

The bidding company, London 2012 announced the venues for the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on 16 January. The Olympic football competition will be held in stadia in Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and London. There will be opportunities for sporting facilities across the UK to be used by national teams for training camps.

In addition the Cultural Olympiad will take place across the UK over the four years up to and including 2012 and the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay is likely to involve every major city and town throughout the UK over several months.