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Government reveals who it rewarded with £1,500 London 2012 tickets

28/01/2013 – 3:00 pm

A minister has revealed which individuals and organisations were given free government tickets to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics.
Maria Miller, the Conservative culture secretary and former minister for disabled people, told MPs that decisions on who to invite to the Paralympics and Olympics opening and closing ceremonies – and to London 2012 [...]

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London 2012 Paralympics boss will lead on disability for EHRC

22/01/2013 – 3:00 pm

The government has appointed one of Britain’s most-successful Paralympians to be the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new disability commissioner.
Chris Holmes is one of six new commissioners whose appointments were announced by the Conservative culture secretary Maria Miller this week.
Holmes was director of Paralympic integration for the London 2012 organising committee LOCOG, and served [...]

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