Further to the answer to question S2W-17566 by Patricia Ferguson on 18 July 2005, what the reasons are for its position that the Olympic Ga…

Answered Asked by Alex Neil SNP Lodged 12 Dec 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-17566 by Patricia Ferguson on 18 July 2005, what the reasons are for its position that the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games “could feasibly only be staged in London” rather than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.

The answer

Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 12 Jan 2006 · 31 days after it was lodged, on time

Previously both Birmingham and Manchester have produced bids to stage the Olympic Games. The feedback received by the UK government from the International Olympic Committee after the failure of those bids was that the IOC would only consider a bid from London. This was due to London’s status as a world city, the infrastructure that was already in place and its transport and travel links.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-21641 by reference.