The Department of Culture, Media & Sport has issued a firm rebuttal of an online petition calling for a public inquiry into West Ham’s tenancy of the Olympic Stadium. It argues that the detail of the tenancy agreement is commercially sensitive.
The Government points out that the matter has already been tested in the courts and investigated by the European Commission. It might be possible to trigger a new investigation if someone other than an individual complained.
The Department of Culture, Media & Sport has issued a firm rebuttal of an online petition calling for a public inquiry into West Ham’s tenancy of the Olympic Stadium. It argues that the detail of the tenancy agreement is commercially sensitive.
The Government points out that the matter has already been tested in the courts and investigated by the European Commission. It might be possible to trigger a new investigation if someone other than an individual complained.
The petition would need some 75,000 more signatures to be debated in Parliament, but that would only be a ‘Westminster Hall’ debate.