Clause 34 - Regional development agencies
London Olympics Bill
5:30 pm
Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Sheffield Central, Labour)
I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. That is why I referred to the core business of further economic development. Where the RDAs can exploit that, they should. I went on to say that the co-ordination of that public effort as far as the Olympics were concerned would be done by the ODA. From our knowledge of experiences around the world, we believe that the structure we have put in place gives that process a focus and co-ordination. When my hon. Friend sees the roll-out of that structure, he will be delighted by the way the Bill is phrased and the structures. The process will make maximum use of the RDAs and their regions.