2022 Games bid opened up to Parliamentary objections

Alexander Stadium - focal point of Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Government is seeking out any objections to its support of Birmingham's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Parliament returned from recess with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport notifying both Houses of its intention to provide around 75% of the net budget costs of delivering the Games. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said the bid "has the full backing of government", which will also underwrite the full costs of hosting the sporting event. She added: "[It] will not only help grow the economy in th... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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