Member

It would help if the Minister could simply recognise somewhere in the Bill, which is a framework agreement we are all in support of, that there will be sport-specific primary legislation required for the hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. The Government need to recognise the truism that there is no exception to the rule in the modern era—and this will get worse as Governments continue to politicise sport. If we recognise this and regard the amendments as a supportive framework covering a number of important issues to send a signal to the world that we want to host international sporting events, I do not think there will be any difficulty. Should the Government continue to resist the amendments, I think we will be returning to them on Report. In the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.