Sport and the 2012 Olympics Legacy
Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Stephen Hammond
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
Order. Interventions are meant to be short. Members must not just come out with lists. I am sure that the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) has understood the hon. Lady’s point. I am trying to save time so that Members who have been waiting all day have an opportunity to speak.
Stephen Hammond
Given your stricture, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will not respond to the hon. Lady’s intervention,
My second aim in this short speech was to—well, to get the press release in, obviously. I would have liked to say more about the legacy, but our legacy in Wimbledon is a new floodlit BMX track, which is open, is being used and has a growing membership, and the new beach volleyball courts that have opened in Wimbledon Park, which also has a growing membership. London, in contrast to a number of other places, is experiencing growing participation in sport, and I think that that is part of the Olympic legacy.