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Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) worked for the NIHRC in 2009. [308992]
Mr. Woodward: The position of Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is a full-time post.
Prime Minister
Domestic Visits: Wales
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Prime Minister what the (a) date, (b) destination and (c) purpose was of each visit to Wales made by the Prime Minister in each year since May 2005. [310275]
The Prime Minister: For my predecessor, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 2 May 2006, Official Report, column 1385W and the answer of 25 July 2007, Official Report, columns 1112-14W.
For my visits as Prime Minister I refer the hon. Member to my written ministerial statements of 22 July 2008, Official Report, columns 134-04WS and 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 76WS. A list of my UK visits for 2009-10 will be published in the usual way.
London Summit on Yemen
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Prime Minister whether he has had discussions with President Obama on organisation of the London summit on Yemen. [309636]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the press notice issued by my Office on 3 January 2010. A copy is available on the No. 10 website:
Political Broadcasting
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to hold a televised debate with the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in his official capacity as Prime Minister. [308785]
The Prime Minister: I have accepted in principle the proposal for televised debates between party leaders.
Public Consultation
Grant Shapps: To ask the Prime Minister what citizens' juries or summits he has attended since June 2007; and what the (a) date and (b) subject was of each such event. [309923]
The Prime Minister: I regularly attend meetings with members of the public to hear their views on a wide variety of subjects.
Olympics
Electric Vehicles
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether she plans to allocate funds for the installation of electric car charging points in the construction site of the Olympic village. [308481]
Tessa Jowell: The Athletes' Village plans and budget include electric car charging points which will remain after the games as part of London 2012's sustainable legacy.
Olympic Games 2012
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether there are plans to mark the previous Olympic Games held in London during the London 2012 Olympics. [308475]
Tessa Jowell: The Cultural Olympiad is recognising the legacy of previous Olympics held in the UK through the annual Open Weekend celebrations which mark the countdown to London 2012, and the Inspire programme which recognises non-commercial projects genuinely inspired by 2012.
For example, the venues of the 1908 and 1948 London Olympic games have been celebrated through various Open Weekend projects including walking tours of the sites of the three London Olympic stadia. In the West Midlands, the 'Museums Keep Moving' Cultural Olympiad Inspire Mark exhibition explores the history and philosophy of the Much Wenlock Olympic games and its role in inspiring Baron Pierre de Coubertin in founding the modern Olympics.
A number of sporting events were hosted at Stoke Mandeville Stadium as part of the Open Weekend celebrations, recognising Stoke Mandeville's status as the birthplace of the Paralympic games.
London 2012 and The Royal Mint produced a limited edition IVth Olympiad London Anniversary commemorative £2 coin in 2008 to mark the centenary of the 1908 London Olympic games.
Olympic Games 2012: Finance
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what her most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of hosting the London 2012 (a) Olympic and (b) Paralympic Games. [308479]
Tessa Jowell: The public sector funding provision of £9.325 billion for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games that I announced in March 2007 remains unchanged and includes a £66 million contribution towards hosting the Paralympic games. The Olympic and Paralympic games are being hosted by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Detailed financial information is given in the Government Olympic Executive's regular quarterly economic reports, including the anticipated final cost of the Olympic Delivery Authority's programme, the most recent of which was published in November 2009.
The next financial update will be included in the London 2012 annual report which will be published in February 2010. These reports do not include LOCOG's anticipated final costs as LOGOG is a private company funded almost entirely by private sources.
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