London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Bill

moved Amendment No. 43:"After Clause 9, insert the following new clause—" ““THE LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE    Schedule (The London Organising Committee) (which makes provision about the London Organising Committee) shall have effect.”” The noble Baroness said: If we had debated the Question whether Clause 9 shall stand part, we might well, in everybody’s reading, have found the answer to that last question, but I could not read it fast enough. I have tabled Amendment No. 65 to insert after Clause 9 a new clause which, in turn, will introduce a short new schedule. The schedule covers certain aspects of LOGOC, the London Olympic Games Organising Committee. I have referred in the amendment to the appointment of the chair; to freedom of information, following a formula used in respect of the ODA; and to the conduct of proceedings, using my own formula on openness, debated earlier this afternoon. I have tabled the amendments to be able to ask the Minister to clarify the question of appointments. I think we covered some of this on Tuesday. I have not had an opportunity to look at this, but I do not recall that he confirmed, as I hoped would be the case, that Nolan principles will apply to appointments. This might be the opportunity to clarify that and to ask the Minister whether LOGOC will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. There is also the matter of openness, on which I might be able to anticipate his reply with a little less accuracy than I first did. I beg to move.