Member

The noble Lord, Lord Addington—who, if I may say so, is a close friend in sport—lived through the Committee stage of the legislation and original debate in this House on hosting the games in London in 2012. He rightly said that in many respects this legislation focuses on major championships, but it does not address the needs of hosting either the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The host city contract is not, if I might be so bold to say to the Minister, a matter for the local authorities; it is written by the International Olympic Committee and is then discussed and signed by the British Olympic Association—the independent organisation—and the local organising committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.