Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what infrastructure developments they are planning to support the delivery of the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
There are two major capital projects which are funded through the budget for the 2022 Commonwealth Games: the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium, to be delivered by Birmingham City Council; and the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre, delivered by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
In addition to the budget for staging the Games, there are a number of existing projects in the region that will also help deliver the Games. The Games village is being delivered by Birmingham City Council, with government housing funding support for infrastructure and land assembly costs. Transport for West Midlands is supporting two station upgrades, at Perry Barr and the University, and the development of three new rapid bus routes, to help provide improved transport access for the Games.