Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Derek Wyatt (Labour), on Monday, 29 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 96 members in total.

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LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

That this House backs the UK's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games; congratulates the bid team, led by London 2012, in submitting a first class bid to the International Olympic Committee; celebrates the fact that the Games would bring about tremendous benefits to the whole of the UK by boosting sport at all levels, creating jobs and opportunities for UK plc, boosting tourism, regenerating one of the most deprived areas of the UK, inspiring a generation to embrace sport and physical activity and in so doing helping to improve our nation's health; notes that the Games would provide an opportunity to showcase UK arts and culture to a global audience; and notes that the Games would instil a fantastic sense of pride throughout Britain in hosting the best Games the world has ever seen.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

214 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Greater London Olympic Games Sports

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk