Olympics and Paralympics (Funding)

Part of Estimates Day — [4th Allotted Day] — Vote on Account 2012-13 — Department for Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 4:24 pm on 27 February 2012.

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Photo of Rehman Chishti Rehman Chishti Conservative, Gillingham and Rainham 4:24, 27 February 2012

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way once again. He mentions the benefits for east London, but does he recognise that one of the great benefits of the Olympics will be through the sports centres that are being developed as training centres around the country? In Medway, for example, we have Medway park, where Senegal and the Republic of the Congo will be training. This is a socially and economically deprived area, so children from different backgrounds will be inspired to take part in sport.