London Olympics 2012

Question 1

Political: Olympics Minister to

Answer 1

‘Regenerate one of the most deprived areas in the UK’
‘Spread the magic of 2012 outside the Olympic park so that all communities in the UK feel the benefits of hosting the London Games’

Question 2

What Tony Blair said

Answer 2

‘The Olymic Games and Paralymic Games are not only a showcase of sporting excellence but also a celebration of different cultures’

Question 3

Good Political effects (why the UK won the bid)

Answer 3

WHY THE UK WON THE OLYMPIC BID

• Focuses on young people around the world beeing inspired by Olympic sport
• The Olympics makes sport do a positive effects on peoples futures around the globe
• people around the world can see London , international awareness of London as a business and tourist location will increase

Question 4

Number of jobs creased

Answer 4

12,000 new permanent jobs in Olymic park (+ thousands of temporary jobs)

Question 5

Infrastructure improvements (money spent of transport inprovements)

Answer 5

£17bn, including extensions to the Docklands Light Railway and East London rail lines

Question 6

Economic good effects (Multiplier effect)

Answer 6

Multiplier effect e.g. the building companies constructing the stadium will need to but concrete, steel and other materials from suppliers, creats jobs in the companies that supply these goods

Question 7

Economic good effects MultiNational Companies- why they like it

Answer 7

• Inward investment, good transport links are attractive to MNC’s
• world’s largest financial centre
• bussiness centre
• low taxation (attracts over seas workers for MNC’s)

Question 8

Number of people in london with languages (another reason why MNC find it attractive)

Answer 8

7.5 million people 300 different languages

Question 9

Tourism a economic good effect

Answer 9

Uk could see a boost in Tourism and spectators will spend money on accommodation and restaurants in London

Question 10

Amount of money boost because of tourism

Answer 10

£2.1 billion

Question 11

Number of spectators

Answer 11

180,000

Question 12

Bad political effects

Answer 12

The rest of Uk may not see a benefit pf having the games, almost all events in London

Question 13

Economic bad effects

Answer 13

Local bussiness are required to move away because of the games, they cannot afford the cost of relocation

Question 14

The Thames Gateway Forum survey number of people that said the Olympics would not be good for them (Economic bad effects)

Answer 14

26%

Question 15

Number of Bussinesses required to move away (Economic bad effects)

Answer 15

212

Question 16

Problems with MNC’s (economic bad effects)

Answer 16

Mnc’s may pull out once the Olympics are over

Question 17

Transport

Answer 17

Aim to make the Games 100% accessible by public trainsport,

Docklands light railway and London underground’s East London line are beeing upgraded - allow easy access to Stratford + Olympic site

Question 18

Amount of money spent on transport improvements

Answer 18

£17 billion,

Question 19

Transport bad effects

Answer 19

May not be possible with resing costs( VAT bill security and contingency funding)
‘ good causes’ losing out on funding

Question 20

Cost projects level

Answer 20

£9.3 bn

Question 21

Funding by national Lottery

Answer 21

£675 million of funding from them

Question 22

The ‘ Javelin Train’ service

Answer 22

→ Run from Kings Cross St Pancreas station to Stratford
→allow passengers from Midlands and north of England entering London to be at Park within minutes
→ Operate between Strartford and the Channel Tunnel rail link at Ebbsfleet in Kent, (allowing visiters from mainland Europe to travel directly(missing out central London))

Question 23

Number of people and time the ‘Javelin Train’ service will take

Answer 23

25,000 people and 7 minutes

Question 24

Park and ride system

Answer 24

be in place outside M25 brining in spectators without causing any problems