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Proceeding contribution from Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative) 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, I did not interrupt my noble friend the Minister during her speech because I did not want to break her continuity. I have now remembered the question that I wanted to ask; it enables me also to express pleasure in the presence of the noble Lord, Lord Coe, that the name Mandeville was selected as one of the celebrities associated with the Games. On the strength of Mandeville having been included, I paid my first pilgrimage to Much Wenlock earlier this year in order to learn about the Olympian Games in the 19th century. I have a question for the Minister, who I do not think made any reference to this issue in her response and, therefore, it is possible that it was not a question that the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, asked. The Newspaper Society, in addition to all the other what I would call games-related issues, is concerned about what will happen to newspaper deliveries in terms of haulage transport during the Games. The question about which there was concern is, if there are going to be last-minute road closures, it is vital that postcode data relating to road closures are communicated on a website as soon as they are known. It is really a case of whether they will all be done on the same website, which would make matters much simpler from the point of view of anyone relying on that data.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c265GC 
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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