(2) what documents PricewaterhouseCoopers provided to her Department in September 2004 when they gave an update on the cost of the 2012 Olympics.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) provided a report to my Department entitled Olympic and Lower Lea Valley Costing Validation Review in July 2004. Copies of this report have been placed in the Libraries of the House. PWC did not provide an update on these figures in September 2004. Rather, my officials continued to update the July figures provided by PWC, in light of emerging information. The final figures were agreed with HM Treasury prior to the submission of the Candidate File.
The three transport projects concern changes to mainline rail infrastructure as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games delivery programme. They do not affect the modes for which Transport for London has responsibility.
The London Development Agency (LDA) is responsible for making estimates of land values for the purposes of commercial negotiations, but these are commercially sensitive and necessarily confidential.
The LDA is also currently leading detailed work to make a thorough assessment of the potential end values of land in the Olympic Park and we await the outcome of that work.
We will work with our partners and other Government Departments to explore how the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games can incorporate ethical and fair trade, and in turn bring positive impacts to poor people in developing countries.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), which will deliver the games—and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)—responsible for building the venues—are committed to promoting ethical principles consistent with the Olympic Charter.
LOCOG requires all its suppliers to comply with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code, and is working with the Playfair Alliance and the ETI to develop a practical approach to raising the bar. The ETI Base Code is derived from the core conventions of the International Labour Organisation.
LOCOG has recently appointed its Head of Procurement who is developing the policies that will inform procurement when it comes on line mainly in 2009. In addition, LOCOG and the ODA have regular meetings with representatives of the Playfair Alliance and the ETI to inform relevant procurement policies.
The ODA seeks to work with suppliers who have a good track record in human rights and using goods and materials produced ethically. This includes seeking suppliers who operate within the laws of their country, who do not have discriminatory practices and who do not use child or bonded labour.
There will be several utilities contracts and current expectations are that the different contracts will be let from early summer 2007 through to summer 2008.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will announce details of contracts it has awarded once the contractual negotiations have concluded, as in the case of the award of the Primary Substation contract announced on 7 June 2007.
The utilities contracts for Olympic Park are being procured under a commercially confidential process by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). Releasing detailed information at this stage may prejudice the ability of the ODA to achieve value for money.
The utilities contracts for the Olympic Park are being procured in accordance with the Olympic Delivery Authority procurement policy, which in turn is compliant with UK and European public procurement legislation, intended to ensure fairness in the competitive processes.
All sponsorship activity for the London 2012 Games is a matter for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). It is a self-financing body that has a budget of around £2 billion for hosting and staging the London 2012 Games. Around a third of the LOCOG budget will come from its sponsors and will contribute to delivery of the Games, but regeneration costs will not be met from LOCOG’s sponsorship programme. The delivery of the new venues and infrastructure needed to enable regeneration is included in the Olympic Delivery Authority's budget.
This is a matter for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). To host and stage the London 2012 Games, LOCOG has a budget of around £2 billion, almost all of which has to be raised from the private sector. Around a third of this will be through sponsorship activity. Sponsors are, therefore, a vital part of delivering a successful Games. In addition, LOCOG will also receive a proportion of revenue from the sponsors in the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) The Olympic Partner Programme (TOP), within the overall contribution they will receive from the IOC towards the London 2012 Games.
This is a matter for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Their sponsorship programme is based on a three-tier structure and their first priority is to sign the main partners in Tier One. LOCOG announced their first Tier One sponsor, Lloyds TSB, in the banking and insurance sector in March 2007. The other active sectors included in Tier One are utilities, telecommunications, airlines, automotive, sportswear and oil and gas categories. I understand that they expect to make a number of further announcements in this financial year, although no specific dates have yet been agreed. Their Tier Two and Tier Three programmes will come on line in due course. The LOCOG sponsorship programme is in addition to the sponsors included in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) The Olympic Partner Programme (TOP).
The estimated number of construction workers on the Olympic Park site (i.e. excluding the village and retail development) is expected to peak at around 9,000 in 2010. It is assumed all will be entitled to receive NHS healthcare benefits, and it is likely that many will be provided with additional healthcare benefits by their employer. However, it is not possible to estimate what additional benefits may be provided since the majority of construction contracts are yet to be let.
The visit of the IOC Co-ordination Commission was organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). It is a regular private business meeting between those two organisations to discuss progress. The bulk of the information was provided by oral evidence and papers were tabled by LOCOG. Those papers submitted by LOCOG to the IOC Co-ordination Commission were provided in confidence.
My Department submitted the Legacy Promises document to the IOC Co-ordination Commission. Copies of this document are already in the Library of both Houses. The IOC Co-ordination Commission does not produce a formal report as such. Rather the Chairman of the Commission writes a private letter to the Chairman of the Organising Committee. However, the Commission issued a press release and copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The visit of the IOC Co-ordination Commission was organised by the London Organising Committee of the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games (LOCOG). The bulk of the information, including the revised budget was provided in a series of presentations to the IOC.
The presentation to the IOC on Olympic finances encompassed all aspects of the revised budget provision as set out in my answer of 18 April.
Estimates of the number of tourists by country are not available. Preliminary estimates suggested that about 500,000 additional inbound visitors will come to London during the games. However, VisitBritain and Visit London will be shortly commissioning some research to undertake more in-depth analysis.
The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 and the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995 contain provisions that safeguard the intellectual property rights of the London 2012 Games. This includes giving customs and trading standards officers powers to detain and seize goods which infringe the rights of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the British Olympic Association by using the Olympic and Paralympic terminology, symbols or mottos without their consent.
LOCOG has begun planning their strategy to combat unofficial merchandise and counterfeit goods and are in the process of identifying a prevention and enforcement policy for the next five years. They have also set up an Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group whose aim is to collaborate and share information and best practice, and to develop a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approach to the issue. The Working Group includes representatives from HM Revenue and Customs, Trading Standards, Metropolitan Police, Olympic Security Directorate, and the Intellectual Property Office.
The provisions contained in the Olympic-specific legislation are in addition to the general intellectual property rights which LOCOG will also rely on to protect the brands related to London 2012, the Olympic movement and Paralympic movement.