Olympics (Security) Debate

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Department: Home Office

Olympics (Security)

Bob Blackman Excerpts
Thursday 12th July 2012

(12 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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The hon. Gentleman makes an assumption that he cannot make. Some of those who went through accreditation will be used by G4S, which will still provide a significant number of venue security personnel for the games. Security personnel will be drawn from those whom G4S has trained and who have been accredited.

Bob Blackman Portrait Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
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I welcome my right hon. Friend’s swift and decisive action and thank the Government for delivering the games on time and within budget. Will she confirm that there will be no extra requirements on the Metropolitan police? If there are such requirements, will there be similar gestures in the form of tickets for relatives of police whose leave is cancelled?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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Some arrangements have already been made in relation to the Metropolitan police—