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Oral Answers to Questions

Barry Gardiner Excerpts
Thursday 15th December 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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With pleasure. We expect that 4 billion of the world’s 7 billion people will watch the opening ceremony, which will be the biggest single opportunity in our lifetime to showcase this country, its history, its culture and its tourism to the whole world. I want it to be of great benefit in places such as the Peak district and my hon. Friend’s constituency, and that is why I went to the east midlands and had a very positive session with the local tourism industry on how it can harness the amazing opportunities that we will have next year.

Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)
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When Lord Coe decided that Dow Chemical was a suitable ethical partner for the Olympics, was he aware that earlier this year, in May, it had been blacklisted by the Indian Ministry of Agriculture for five years for bribing officials to get the chemical Dursban fast-tracked before the growing season—a chemical that has been banned in the United States for some years because of its health risk to human beings?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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That is a question the hon. Gentleman will have to ask Lord Coe.