Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell and London 2012 chairman Seb Coe will come face to face with members of the public later this month in a new initiative designed to give people a chance to speak their mind and get answers to their questions about the Games.

The first of a series of 'London 2012: Ask the Team" meetings will be staged in Birmingham on 25 June.

Tessa Jowell and Seb Coe will be joined on stage by Sir Roy McNulty, acting chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), 2000 Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Denise Lewis and Councillor Chris Saint, who heads the local 2012 Nations and Regions group, working to ensure 2012's benefits reach the West Midlands.

They will take part in a one-hour question and answer session, which will also include a presentation about progress so far on the road to 2012.

Tessa Jowell said: "These meetings are central to our commitment to provide answers to the public's questions, however tough they may be, about what we are doing to make 2012 a terrific Games, a credit to our country and value for money.

"They have a right to challenge us – and this scrutiny will help keep us on our toes and ensure we deliver on our promises. These meetings will be run every few months through to 2012 and I know we'll get asked some difficult questions."

The organising committee of the Games, LOCOG, recently received a public backlash following the unveiling of the logo for the 2012 Games.

More than 60,000 people signed an online petition which called for the logo to be redesigned.