Sports and Olympic Games
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.12.2012 | Listed sporting events |
| The Broadcasting Act 1996 gives the Secretary of State the power to designate key sporting and other events as 'listed events'. The purpose of the list is to ensure that such events are made available to all television viewers, particularly those who do not have subscription television. | |
| 14.12.2012 | Standing at football matches |
| From August 1994, clubs in the Premiership and Championship have been required to provide all-seated accommodation. This followed Lord Justice Taylor's report into the Hillsborough Disaster of April 1989. | |
| 16.11.2012 | London Olympics 2012: sporting legacy |
| Between 27 July and 12 August London hosted the Summer Games of the XXX Olympiad and between 29 August and 9 September it hosted the XIV Paralympic Summer Games. After the Games, on 18 September 2012, the Government announced details of a sports legacy plan. This note briefly summarises the current plans and those of the Labour Government. It also looks at the wider question of whether major sporting events, including the Olympic Games, have had a positive impact on levels of sporting participation. | |
| 08.11.2012 | London Olympics 2012: transport |
| This note gives an overview of the transport planning for the Games and summarises the performance of the London transport network during the Games period. | |
| 24.05.2012 | School Sport |
| The purpose of this note is to outline the current debate about the provision of sport and Physical Education (PE) in schools and to highlight recent policy developments and commentary in this area. The note relates to England only. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.10.2012 | Social Indicators |
| A compendium of the latest social statistics. This edition includes articles on: UK aviation: airports and capacity; Road fuel prices and taxes across the EU; and a look back at London 2012. | |
| 26.07.2012 | Olympic Britain |
| Olympic Britain tells the story of the profound economic and social change in the UK since the two previous London Olympics, in 1908 and 1948, using statistics and expert analysis. The book can also be browsed using the Parliament website at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/ | |
| 27.04.2012 | Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL] |
| The Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL] is subject to the fast-track procedure. The Bill was introduced into the House of Lords where it had its Second Reading debate on 24 April 2012. It is expected to complete its remaining stages in the House of Lords on 26 April 2012 and then to be introduced in the House of Commons. All stages of the Bill are expected to take place in the House of Commons on just one day, 30 April 2012. Given these time constraints, this Paper has been published after the Bill's Second Reading in the House of Lords but before its consideration in Committee. | |
| 22.08.2011 | London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill: Committee stage report |
| This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill and has been prepared for the Report and Third Reading of the Bill, scheduled for 8 September 2011. It supplements Research Paper 11/34, prepared for the Second Reading of the Bill in the Commons on 28 April 2011. | |
| 21.04.2011 | London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill |
| This Bill makes a small number of technical amendments to the advertising and trading, ticket touting and traffic management provisions of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006. These amendments cover the seizure of articles which contravene advertising and trading regulations; the parliamentary procedure and notice periods required when new advertising and trading regulations are introduced; the penalty for unauthorised sales of Olympic tickets; and traffic regulation and enforcement during the Games. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 12.10.2011 | Football governance. |
| Government response. Department for Culture, Media and Sport report [Commons] | |
| 19.07.2011 | Football governance. |
| Culture Media and Sport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 28.06.2011 | 2018 World Cup bid. |
| Culture Media and Sport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 03.05.2011 | Draft Legislative Reform (Epping Forest) Order 2011. |
| Regulatory Reform Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 07.04.2011 | FCO public diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012. |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.02.2012 | HOTEL ACCOMMODATION DURING LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS |
| That this House is concerned about complaints from constituents that they cannot book hotel rooms of leading value chains in London during the London 2012 Olympics; and calls on the ... | |
| 07.02.2012 | TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOUTHERN WATER LEARN TO SWIM SCHEME |
| That this House congratulates the award-winning Southern Water Learn to Swim scheme, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year; notes that the scheme has now helped to ... | |
| 06.02.2012 | BELARUS AND THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| That this House notes that in Belarus all theatre and art managers are appointed by the Ministry of Culture and approved by the head of state; understands that the Belarus Free Theatre ... | |
| 26.01.2012 | LIVINGSTON YOUTH FOUNDATION LTD |
| That this House welcomes the launch of the Livingston Youth Foundation Ltd, a ground-breaking new partnership between Livingston Football Club, the Scottish Football Association, West ... | |
| 25.01.2012 | NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL |
| That this House recognises the significant improvement in the standing of football in Northern Ireland; acknowledges the considerable improvement in women's football; the fact that ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.11.2012 | Debate on 8 November: Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy |
| This Library Note explores the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on the UK economy, regeneration, sport and the broader cultural effects of hosting the Games. |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.12.2009 | Technology for the Olympics, December 2009 |
| This POSTnote looks at technology plans for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, focusing on information communications technology (ICT). |
