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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 June 2026
Debate
Sporting Events Bill [HL]Contribution
Although this involves using many so-called novel technologies, there is nothing novel, unique or ground-breaking that the Government would be doing by putting these words in the Bill. Digital twinning is well-understood and well-deployed. In fact, was a key part of the planning at, for example, Euro 2024. When I was lucky enough to be involved with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, from the outset we had many key principles, but the one I found to be the most useful, effective and impactful was to think about the experiential before doing anything operational. That is what the amendment would bring to life: what will the experience be like for all those coming to and affected by the games or the event, with human-led technologies effectively deployed to enable the spectator, fan, media and community experience while the event is taking place?
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