Welsh MP echoes Hoey’s 2012 legacy concerns 12/03/2010 |
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A Welsh MP has become the second member of parliament this week to cast doubt on the legacy the London Olympics will leave for the rest of the country.
Former sports minister Kate Hoey, who is the Labour MP for Vauxhall, told the London Evening Standard earlier this week that she had "no idea" what was happening regarding the promised 2012 legacy beyond London.
Now Plaid Cymru MP Hywel Williams has said that the positive impact of the Olympics in his constituency will be “limited, if not non-existent”.
“The London Olympics will be based almost exclusively in the south-east of England, less than a handful of business contracts have been given to Welsh firms, London politicians have admitted that it is a scam to use public money to regenerate one of Europe's richest cities and those currently in the Labour UK Government refuse to admit that Wales will lose out,” he added.
However, a government spokesman insisted that Wales would enjoy sporting, economic and cultural benefits.
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