LOCAL SKILLS LEGACY AND THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

Early day motion 2234, tabled 23 May 2006 by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 37 members.

That this House acknowledges and supports the pledge made by the London 2012 team when bidding to host the Olympics that staging the Games in the Lea Valley will `stimulate a vital economic regeneration programme in London's poorest and most disadvantaged area', and that `the biggest economic legacy of the Games will be the creation of wider employment opportunities and improvements in the education, skills and knowledge of the local labour force in an area of very high unemployment'; notes with interest the concerns raised by the London Chamber of Commerce's recent report, Meeting the Olympic Skills Challenge, that this legacy may prove elusive if companies bidding for Olympic contracts are not encouraged to train and employ workers from the local communities in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich, Waltham Forest and Hackney; and urges the Government and the Greater London Authority to take action to address the problems of low skills and social exclusion in the five Olympic boroughs.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 23, Labour 7, DUP 4, Conservative 2, Respect 1.