A proposal to explore hosting the Olympic Games in northern England is set to receive £7m in the Budget, funding a full feasibility study into the plan.
The study will examine in detail how staging the Games across the region could work. The available information does not set out the proposed venues, timetable or the Olympic event being considered.
The funding announced in the Budget will allow the Northern Olympics proposal to be assessed further. Its findings are expected to provide more detail on the practicalities of hosting the Games in northern England.
No decision to host the Olympics in the region has been announced. The immediate next step is the feasibility work, which will determine how the proposal could be developed.
