Key Facts

• The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham in 2022, expected to attract an estimated TV audience of 1.5 billion people.
• The games are set to create 41,000 jobs during the event period and generate a procurement spend of £350 million.
• A new Commonwealth Games village is being supported by £165 million in government funding for long-term regeneration of Perry Barr.
• The Birmingham Commonwealth games will be delivered in just four and a half years compared to the typical seven years.
• The Bill includes measures related to transport, allowing temporary changes to road use as needed.
• There are expectations of around 10,000 volunteers for the games.
• The Bill sets a statutory basis for a games transport plan.
• The Bill protects commercial sponsor rights by preventing unauthorized associations.
• Over 1 million tickets will be made available for Commonwealth Games events.
• Legacy planning team within the organising committee focuses on both physical assets and long-lasting impacts.
• Tourism, trade, and investment opportunities are core parts of legacy planning.
• Skills and volunteering opportunities for those furthest from work are prioritised.
• Social values charter in the Bill includes skills, opportunity, sustainability.
• The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to take place in Birmingham in 2022.
• Brabin welcomes steps in the Bill to prevent ticket touting.
• Brabin calls for living wage accreditation by the organising committee.
• No provision exists in the Bill to ban gambling company sponsorship of the games.
• A hotel levy of £1 per room per night is proposed to fund the games and ease financial pressures on Birmingham City Council.
• Electric vehicles are seen as a way forward.
• The Government has been leading with electric buses and cars.
• The Department will work with Birmingham City Council and the organising committee.
• Free-to-air coverage is requested to avoid subscription costs for viewers.
• The constituency of Redcar includes multiple villages and towns.
• Teesside has a long history in iron ore mining and steel production.
• The chemical industry employs over 7,500 people locally and is part of the largest cluster in Europe.
• The area aims to become home to sustainable steelmaking, carbon capture projects, and free ports.
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games are reported to cost around £780 million.
• Glasgow Commonwealth Games cost £543 million.
• Glasgow games resulted in a £37 million underspend of public money.
• There were 15,000 volunteers for the Glasgow games.
• Sir Hugo Swire served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office.
• Seventy-one nations will participate in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
• Flybe's collapse has affected Exeter airport staff and flights to the UK, Channel Islands, and Europe.
• £800 million investment is needed for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
• 1,500 new homes will be built as part of the games legacy, eventually expanding to 5,000 homes worth half a billion pounds in Perry Barr constituency.
• 571,000 people in the region are paid less than a living wage.
• Social rent housing has fallen by 80% since 2010.
• The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine is located near the Alexander stadium.
• £500 million over several years was announced for youth services.
• The Commonwealth games will host 71 nations and territories, bringing with them 6,500 athletes and officials.
• £800 million of sports investment and £300 million of contracts are expected for the west midlands.
• Wolverhampton has received investments including £390,000 for homelessness, £20 million for disabled access at the train station, and £45 million for the high street.
• Ann Coffey served Stockport from 1992 to 2019.
• Samuel Perry is known for his work with the Co-operative party and as Fred Perry's father.
• Stockport has around 11 million bricks in its world-famous viaduct.
• Stockport had the fastest-growing economy in the north-west region recently.
• Life expectancy varies by up to 10 years between different areas of Stockport.
• Stockport’s Hat Works is the only dedicated hat museum in the UK.
• The Wellspring Centre has helped over 1,500 rough sleepers into accommodation.
• Engels described Stockport as a duskiest and smokiest hole in his book 'The Condition of the Working Class in England'.
• High numbers of social and affordable homes need to be built in Stockport.
• The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be hosted without the usual lead-up time.
• The model used involves creating an organising committee similar to those used for previous games such as London and Glasgow.
• Corporate sponsorship protection is necessary for the success of the event.
• Dedicated games lanes were essential during the London 2012 Olympics.
• Councillor Keith Linnecor served in Mahmood's constituency for 24 years.
• Mahmood is the MP whose constituency will host most of the games.
• Birmingham was deprived of funding over £700 million during the past decade.
• The A34 safety action group has submitted a pre-litigation letter to the council.
• Handsworth, Newtown, Kingstanding, Boldmere and Pheasey had no consultation on roadworks.
• Aston ward is 85.5% BAME; Birchfield ward is 79.2%; Lozells is 88%.
• The Sprint bus service will be over 57 feet long and diesel-powered.
• Birmingham will host the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
• The event is expected to attract 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 nations.
• The economic legacy of Glasgow 2014 was £740 million for Scotland.
• Gold Coast 2018 brought a projected £1.3 billion boost to Queensland's economy.
• £300 million-worth of contracts will be available, with 4,000 under £175,000 each.
• The Commonwealth Games Bill is necessary for the event's success.
• The athletes village in Perry Barr will have an impact of £2 million a year for the next 40 years on the revenue budget.
• The cost of moving the former National Express depot has spiralled from £2 million to £15 million due to mismanagement.
• The demolition of the Perry Barr flyover is expected to cause chaos and costs £27 million.
• Concerns raised about the impact on local people due to removal of a source of negative publicity.
• Social housing provision is highlighted with an earlier figure cited at only 4% of total housing, though a more recent update suggests it could be higher.
• The speaker advocates for regeneration and job creation as positive legacies of the games.
• Part 3 of the Bill prohibits touting tickets for the games.
• Enforcement officers have investigatory powers through schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 but lack funding and resources.
• Two ticket touts in Leeds were recently convicted and sentenced.
• Many Members support the Commonwealth games but suggest areas of improvement.
• National Express is not purchasing any more diesel buses in the UK.
• A £1 per night per room hotel levy could fund potential contract overruns.
• The importance of a legacy for youth sports and fitness post-games is emphasized.
• The UK has hosted multiple major sporting events in recent years.
• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games countdown is now 870 days.
• A £600,000 west midlands challenge fund was launched to support local projects.
• Entry-level positions for apprentices will be created by the organising committee.
• The UK Government contribution to the Commonwealth Games budget is subject to the Barnett formula.
• The Competition and Markets Authority, trading standards, and Advertising Standards Authority are involved in enforcing provisions against fraudulent practices in the secondary ticket market.
• British Cycling is working with Birmingham City Council on research into cycling facility needs in the west midlands, to be published soon.
• The national living wage will rise by 6.2% from April 1st.
• The organising committee has signed up to the UN sports for climate action framework and aims to release a sustainability strategy in spring.