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| The former sports minister Richard Caborn, who was pivotal in helping secure the London Olympics, has called for the department for culture, media and sport to be scrapped as part of a "radical rethink" over sports policy amid continued concern over the delivery of the promised legacy from the Games. | The former sports minister Richard Caborn, who was pivotal in helping secure the London Olympics, has called for the department for culture, media and sport to be scrapped as part of a "radical rethink" over sports policy amid continued concern over the delivery of the promised legacy from the Games. |
| Caborn, who was sports minister when the bid was won in 2005 partly on the basis of a range of legacy promises, said one of the main government drivers for spending £9.3bn hosting the Games was to place sport at the heart of health, education and social policy. | Caborn, who was sports minister when the bid was won in 2005 partly on the basis of a range of legacy promises, said one of the main government drivers for spending £9.3bn hosting the Games was to place sport at the heart of health, education and social policy. |
| But in a speech on Tuesday night , he will say that that legacy has not been delivered and call for radical action to ensure the "Olympic bonus" generated by the successful staging of last summer's Games is not squandered. Caborn believes it is "time for a radical rethink on the role of sport and government" and will call for the DCMS to be abolished. | But in a speech on Tuesday night , he will say that that legacy has not been delivered and call for radical action to ensure the "Olympic bonus" generated by the successful staging of last summer's Games is not squandered. Caborn believes it is "time for a radical rethink on the role of sport and government" and will call for the DCMS to be abolished. |
| He plans to argue that the "ministry for fun" has too small a budget and too little clout in Whitehall to ensure that sport is properly integrated into health, education and social-inclusion policy. He will recommend that sport instead falls under the aegis of the Department of Health, with the sports minister given a cabinet seat and chairing a cabinet committee attended by the relevant ministers from other departments. | He plans to argue that the "ministry for fun" has too small a budget and too little clout in Whitehall to ensure that sport is properly integrated into health, education and social-inclusion policy. He will recommend that sport instead falls under the aegis of the Department of Health, with the sports minister given a cabinet seat and chairing a cabinet committee attended by the relevant ministers from other departments. |
| Ahead of the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as the next president of the International Olympic Committee, Caborn will also call for legacy requirements to be written into the host city's contract. He fears there is a danger that too many believe the IOC merely pays "lip service" to legacy before the show moves on to the next host city. | Ahead of the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as the next president of the International Olympic Committee, Caborn will also call for legacy requirements to be written into the host city's contract. He fears there is a danger that too many believe the IOC merely pays "lip service" to legacy before the show moves on to the next host city. |
| Lord Coe, the London 2012 chairman who was tasked by the prime minister David Cameron with advising the government on Olympic legacy, believes progress is being made on convincing other departments of the role of sport in society despite the ongoing pressure on departmental budgets. | Lord Coe, the London 2012 chairman who was tasked by the prime minister David Cameron with advising the government on Olympic legacy, believes progress is being made on convincing other departments of the role of sport in society despite the ongoing pressure on departmental budgets. |
| The sports minister Hugh Robertson also insists that progress is being made, pointing to figures from Sport England that show sports participation is on the rise, investment in facilities through its "Places, People, Play scheme" and the recent announcement that £150m would be invested in primary school sport to replace funding lost when the education secretary Michael Gove disbanded local school sport networks. | The sports minister Hugh Robertson also insists that progress is being made, pointing to figures from Sport England that show sports participation is on the rise, investment in facilities through its "Places, People, Play scheme" and the recent announcement that £150m would be invested in primary school sport to replace funding lost when the education secretary Michael Gove disbanded local school sport networks. |
| Yet there are fears that deep local authority cuts will undermine any gains and wider concerns that other government departments outside the DCMS, including health and education, are still not taking sport seriously enough. | Yet there are fears that deep local authority cuts will undermine any gains and wider concerns that other government departments outside the DCMS, including health and education, are still not taking sport seriously enough. |
| Delivering the annual Grayson Memorial Lecture for the British Association of Sport and Law, Caborn will argue that the manifestos of all the major political parties for the next general election in 2015 should show they are serious about sport. | Delivering the annual Grayson Memorial Lecture for the British Association of Sport and Law, Caborn will argue that the manifestos of all the major political parties for the next general election in 2015 should show they are serious about sport. |
| Caborn, who has long argued that the biggest mistake made in the run-up to the Games was not to design the Olympic Stadium with a future that combined football and athletics, will also call on the London mayor Boris Johnson to "bang heads together" to allow Leyton Orient to share the £429m venue with West Ham. | Caborn, who has long argued that the biggest mistake made in the run-up to the Games was not to design the Olympic Stadium with a future that combined football and athletics, will also call on the London mayor Boris Johnson to "bang heads together" to allow Leyton Orient to share the £429m venue with West Ham. |
| The Orient chairman Barry Hearn has been refused permission to launch a judicial review of the decision to award tenancy to West Ham, but may yet request an oral hearing. | The Orient chairman Barry Hearn has been refused permission to launch a judicial review of the decision to award tenancy to West Ham, but may yet request an oral hearing. |
| The London Legacy Development Corporation, chaired by Johnson, has dismissed the idea of Orient sharing with West Ham but Caborn said such an agreement would "not only show how two clubs can share the same stadium, but get a better deal for the public purse". | The London Legacy Development Corporation, chaired by Johnson, has dismissed the idea of Orient sharing with West Ham but Caborn said such an agreement would "not only show how two clubs can share the same stadium, but get a better deal for the public purse". |
| He believes it would break new ground for football in this country and show how two local rivals could co-exist happily in the same venue, as is often the case in mainland Europe. | He believes it would break new ground for football in this country and show how two local rivals could co-exist happily in the same venue, as is often the case in mainland Europe. |
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