Hugh Robertson (- Shadow Minister (Sport and the Olympics), Culture, Media and Sport; Faversham & Mid Kent, Conservative)

To ask the Minister for the Olympics for which public bodies the Government Olympic Executive is responsible; which individuals the Executive has appointed to each such body; and what the duration of appointment of each is.

Tessa Jowell (Minister of State, Cabinet Office; Dulwich & West Norwood, Labour)

holding answer 29 October 2009

The Government Olympic Executive is responsible for the oversight of two non-departmental public bodies, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the Olympic Lottery Distributor (OLD). I appoint the members of both bodies and the appointments are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The following table lists the names and the duration of the current appointments to the ODA and OLD Boards. I have also appointed the Chief Executive of the ODA, David Higgins.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) is a private company limited by guarantee, established under a Joint Venture Agreement with Government, the Mayor of London and the British Olympic Association. As Minister for the Olympics and Paralympics I represent Government as a member of the company, together with the Mayor of London and the Chair of the British Olympic Association. On 25 January 2006, the Board of LOCOG, with the consent of all three members, appointed Lord Sebastian Coe as Chair for an indefinite period. In addition, under the Joint Venture Agreement and LOCOG's Articles of Association, I am entitled to propose and then appoint one non-executive director to LOCOG's Board. On 19 October 2007, I appointed Stephen Lovegrove as a non-executive director of LOCOG for an initial term of three years.