He told MPs that a "tranche" of hotel rooms had recently been made available after the cancellation of a block-booking by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog).

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Meanwhile, two MPs, Respect's George Galloway and Labour's Dennis Skinner, tried to block plans to delay the start of Commons business on Wednesday until 14:30 BST, which would cause the cancellation of Prime Minister's Questions.

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