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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Qatar: Football more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the diplomatic and trade opportunities presented for the UK by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. more like this
tabling member constituency North Swindon more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Tomlinson more like this
uin 49369 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-27more like thismore than 2016-10-27
answer text <p>Qatar has an ambitious infrastructure programme for the 2022 World Cup worth over £140billion, offering significant opportunities for UK companies. UK Government officials are in regular contact with the Qatari World Cup's organising body, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. As part of their discussions they highlight British companies' expertise in fields such as security, hospitality, stadium management in staging global sports events.</p><p>The UK wants Qatar's 2022 World Cup to be a success and to be Qatar's key delivery partner. As the UK showed during London 2012, international sporting events help to build stronger friendships between people of different countries. This is the first time that the Gulf has hosted this tournament and the UK has lots of experience it can share. This means opportunities for even stronger cooperation and engagement across all aspects of our bilateral relationship.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-27T14:09:45.22Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-27T14:09:45.22Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this