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| Glasgow 2014: MSPs to debate Games legacy | Glasgow 2014: MSPs to debate Games legacy |
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| Members of the Scottish parliament will debate the legacy of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games later. | Members of the Scottish parliament will debate the legacy of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games later. |
| Costs for the 2014 Games have been estimated at £500m. | Costs for the 2014 Games have been estimated at £500m. |
| MSPs are to consider the potential return on the expenditure in terms of business, regeneration projects and the promotion of active lifestyles. | MSPs are to consider the potential return on the expenditure in terms of business, regeneration projects and the promotion of active lifestyles. |
| The Glasgow venues have been built to allow their use by local people after the Games, and much of the spending has been in the east of the city. | The Glasgow venues have been built to allow their use by local people after the Games, and much of the spending has been in the east of the city. |
| The MSPs will look at whether funding should be directed at grass-roots sport. | The MSPs will look at whether funding should be directed at grass-roots sport. |
| Prof Leigh Robinson, a specialist in sports management at Stirling University, said: "I think the easiest way and the least costly way of increasing access to facilities is to open up the schools stock. | Prof Leigh Robinson, a specialist in sports management at Stirling University, said: "I think the easiest way and the least costly way of increasing access to facilities is to open up the schools stock. |
| "They already exist and they would make an immediate difference to a number of communities, particularly those more isolated communities in Scotland." | "They already exist and they would make an immediate difference to a number of communities, particularly those more isolated communities in Scotland." |
| Grass roots | Grass roots |
| The Scottish government argues that it is already investing money in encouraging participation at a local level. | The Scottish government argues that it is already investing money in encouraging participation at a local level. |
| Sports minister Shona Robison said: "It's a challenge but we've been working on it right from the start and we've been doing it really through the grass roots. | Sports minister Shona Robison said: "It's a challenge but we've been working on it right from the start and we've been doing it really through the grass roots. |
| "Sport Scotland have been investing in our clubs to help them grow capacity so that young people who want to try a sport have got the opportunities to do so. | "Sport Scotland have been investing in our clubs to help them grow capacity so that young people who want to try a sport have got the opportunities to do so. |
| "We've been tackling PE in schools. All of that is about making it easier for people to be more active more often." | "We've been tackling PE in schools. All of that is about making it easier for people to be more active more often." |
| The Glasgow Commonwealth Games legacy debate starts at 2.30pm and can be watched live, or later on demand, at BBC Scotland's Democracy Live website. |