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Olympic Stadium statement

Joint Statement from Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
Published
11 February 2011
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Following the decision by the Olympic Park Legacy Company to select West Ham United as the preferred bidder to move into the Olympic Stadium in east London after the 2012 Games, Culture Secretary and Communities Secretary have released the following joint statement:

'鈥橳oday鈥檚 recommendation by the OPLC Board marks an important milestone for the future of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the whole of the Olympic project.

鈥淲e would like to thank Baroness Ford and all her Board Members for the conscientious and thorough way they have approached the decision making process. We will look through their recommendation in detail before coming to our own decision. We aim to make a formal announcement to Parliament shortly.鈥�

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Published 11 February 2011