Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords] Debate
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(4 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberAgain, I could not agree more. As I said at the beginning of my remarks, it is fantastic that we have more women’s games than men’s in the Commonwealth games. That is a first.
On the subject of specific sports, the Minister will share my pleasure that seven-a-side rugby is a fundamental part of the Commonwealth games, with games being played at the Coventry stadium. Does he agree that it will be great to see those players coming to the birthplace of the game during the tournament?
Indeed, there are many fantastic places around the west midlands where we can—