Museum of Science and Industry

I am grateful for that intervention, and I wholeheartedly support what my hon. Friend says. We mu...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate, which is important to all of us, including ...

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Order. Before the hon. Lady replies, I should clarify one point for the record, since my status a...

Thank you, Mr Brady. I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I wholeheartedly agree with...

My hon. Friend is making excellent points, and I congratulate her on securing the debate. In our ...

I totally agree with my hon. Friend. The activities and exhibitions can inspire the next generati...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Brady. I accept your strictures imposed earlier—you ...

My apologies, Mr Brady; I would not for one moment impugn your independence, but it is a great pl...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Imperial War Museum North is another national museum base...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Oldham East and...

I absolutely would not support anything that might lead to the introduction of charges at MOSI, b...

My hon. Friend is making a great case, and I support what he says about charging. I note that a p...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Not only is the museum free, it is fun. That is why people wa...

On charges, the National Railway Museum has been part of the Science Museum Group since its incep...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. Total visits to MOSI in 1997 numbered 235,000. In 2011-12, the...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) on sec...

My hon. Friend highlights how important it is for girls as well as boys to be able to enjoy the e...

I absolutely agree. I mentioned in my speech last week that I take Bess to MOSI and tell her abou...

My hon. Friend is supporting and extending the case that we are making for MOSI. He is right to h...

I could not agree more. As an MP and a former councillor, I always say that local government shou...

To follow on from that point, it is not just about our national museums in the regions. It is als...

I agree. They are so important to us that given the financial situation, I think that we will hav...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Brady.

I congratulate my hon. Friend ...

Is it not important to recognise as well that MOSI is an integral part of the Castlefield urban h...

My hon. Friend is right to point out that MOSI is part of a wider collection of cultural and heri...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the need to look for alternative sources of funding, but...

I assure my hon. Friend that I completely agree that it is not in our interest—the interests of m...

Lowry may have been Stretford born but, as my hon. Friend may know, for a substantial portion of ...

My hon. Friend is right to be extremely proud and I am grateful for his important clarification. ...

I am pleased, Mr Brady, to speak under your chairmanship in this important debate. As many hon. M...

I am grateful for the Minister’s clarification and greatly reassured. Do I take it that he comple...

I do not want to enter a row between the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish and my hon. Friend th...

I do not think the Minister appreciates just how lucky he is. He has visited the Museum of Scienc...

I went on a replica of Stephenson’s Rocket when I made the visit. It is well known that the first...