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Proceeding contribution from Derek Wyatt (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 July 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on London Olympics Bill.

London Olympics Bill

First, I inform the House that I am a trustee of TimeBank UK, the largest volunteer group in the country, which is charged with the volunteer programme for the Olympics. My hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown) said that she thought that 15,000 people had volunteered, but in fact they are volunteering through our website at the rate of one every five seconds. More than 30,000 have registered so far, and we held a meeting this week to discuss what to do with them for the next seven years. We need only 75,000 volunteers in total and at this rate we shall have them all by next weekend. I am closely associated with Stoke Mandeville and have been part of its fundraising team to make the Paralympics the best in the world. I am proud to say that we have already raised about £7 million.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
436 c1463-4 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Contracts Accountancy Advertising Costs Business Closures Housing Land Greater London Infrastructure Facilities Local government Low incomes Powers of entry Powers Planning Olympic Games National Lottery Mayor of London Lighting Paralympic Games Sales Security Transport Sportsgrounds Roads Taxation Sports Road traffic control Trade marks Regeneration Street trading Street cleaning Tickets Regional development agencies Lee Valley Office of Rail Regulation Olympic Delivery Authority
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Bill 2005-06
Link
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