09 Nov 2007
The Secretary of State for Scotland Des Browne said:
"The decision to award the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow is great news for Scotland and the United Kingdom. I congratulate Steven Purcell, the Leader of Glasgow City Council, and all of those involved in the successful Glasgow bid over the last three years. Glasgow's bid was exceptional and I am confident that the people of Glasgow will excel in hosting the Games. This will bring further hope to Glasgow's East End, building a beacon of regeneration that will offer opportunities for generations.
"The bid to bring the 2014 Games to Glasgow began three years ago and I am pleased to see that the hard work has paid off. Glasgow has beaten off stiff competition from other cities and together with the 2012 London Olympics, the Glasgow Games will help to bolster sporting success across the United Kingdom.
"The Government has been a key supporter of Glasgow's bid. The Scotland Office has been working closely with the Scottish Government and will take forward secondary legislation in the UK Parliament to ensure that the requirements laid down by the Commonwealth Games Federation are met. Provisions will be made to protect the intellectual property rights of the Games and to create a specific offence in England and Wales to prevent ticket touting for the Games.
"The Department for Culture Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office have supported the Scottish Government in their bid, sharing the lessons learnt from the successful bids for the London 2012 Olympics and the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games."
Notes to Editors:
1. The Scotland Office will take forward an Order under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998. This Order will make provisions in reserved law consequential on the proposed Commonwealth Games Act. The Order will:
· Make stand-alone provisions to protect the intellectual property rights of the Games
· Create a specific offence in England and Wales to prevent ticket touting for the Games
2. The Scotland Office takes forward between 12-18 Orders each year under the Scotland Act 1998 to manage the devolution settlement. Typically these Orders are made to:
· Make provisions in reserved law to reflect changes made to the law in Scotland.
· Executively devolve powers to the Scottish Ministers.
· Make agency arrangements to allow UK and Scottish Ministers to exercise functions on behalf of each other.
· Amend Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998
3. The Scotland Office's programme of secondary legislation demonstrates the Government\\\'s pragmatic approach to the devolution settlement in Scotland. Since 1999 163 Orders have been made under the Scotland Act.
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