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Debate between Nia Griffith and Hugh Robertson

Thursday 3rd November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Hugh Robertson]

The problem is simple: we had 26 million applications for 6.5 million tickets. Even the most basic calculation will make it clear that one will not go into the other, and that there will be a lot of disappointed people. The good news is that I am sure some members of that gymnastics club will have obtained tickets, or will obtain them in further rounds. We should also bear in mind the fact that one of the successes of the last six months has been the securing of the world gymnastics championships, which are coming to this country in 2015.

[Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)]

2. What steps his Department is taking to assist young people into employment in the creative industries; and if he will make a statement.