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Proceeding contribution from Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill.


London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill

My Lords, my point—had I been able to make it—is this: what happens when the noble Lord, Lord Coe, rings me and says, ““We have your three children are here, and they have fake tickets””, but I do not have my mobile phone—I have dropped it in the bath or something like that—so all that I get is a message, and when I ring back I get through to some call centre which, in the nature of trying to internationalise the Games, might be situated in Bangalore? You get the point. Let us just be clear about this, get the narrative right and communicate clearly so that we carry the public with us, which is a vitally important point, and bring everyone along with us. This is going to be fantastic, and we will definitely be there to make it so. However, following the testing, once we have been to the archery and we have the tickets—and the T-shirt, too—then we need to communicate again that the systems work, and that the testing is happening along with everything else. Then we will all be happy, and I will withdraw the amendment in order to facilitate that. Amendment 7 withdrawn. Clause 3 agreed. Amendment 8 not moved. Amendment 9 Moved by


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c252GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Access Disability Advertising Costs Licensing Greater London Fines Freight Police Public transport Newspaper press Proof of identity Marketing Taxis Schools Training Road traffic Roads Sports Touting Tickets London 2012 Organising Committee Olympic Delivery Authority Olympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games 2012 Statutory instruments
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 2010-12
Link
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