In partnership with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), I have committed to conducting regular public meetings in all the nations and regions of the UK before 2012 to give local people the opportunity to question members of the Olympic Family about all aspects of preparations for the London Games. The full programme of meetings and their locations is yet to be decided but I can confirm that residents of the South West will have an opportunity to take part in one such event.