Town of Culture Award

Is it not the case that towns can apply for the city of culture award but it is very much a David...

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his support. It is true that towns are part of the ...

I commend my right hon. Friend for securing the debate. Does he agree that the attendance indicat...

I look forward to hearing my hon. Friends’ contributions in due course. They know that culture is...

D. H. Lawrence, the internationally famous writer, was born and raised in the town of Eastwood in...

Indeed. There is a separate debate, albeit relevant to this one, about whether towns, which contr...

On that point, as of last March, my constituency had received £13 million of lottery funding sinc...

Well, I think participating in the award would be as important as winning it, because it would en...

I thank my right hon. Friend for securing the debate and for being generous with his time. We wil...

Absolutely. My right hon. Friend knows that we are focused on transport, the economy, jobs, busin...

I have been to Flint—I had my photo taken in front of the station sign. On my right hon. Friend’s...

As I said, a number of things are happening in Flint. They could all be celebrated by the people ...

Order. I want to start the wind-up speeches at 5.44 pm.

5.14 pm

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend...

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on bringing forward the debate. We ...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on securing this debate. ...

It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate, which was opened so magnificently by my right hon...

On the subject of Rhosllanerchrugog, I know it has a fantastic working men’s hall and institute. ...

I agree totally with my hon. Friend. I am aware of so many people still wanting to speak that I w...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend...

It is an honour to speak under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I thank my right hon. Friend the Mem...

Buxton, in my constituency, has world-class arts; it has the Buxton festival and the Buxton opera...

I thank my hon. Friend for that powerful statement about how creativity can affect mental health....

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend...

As the only south-west Member of Parliament here, I am here to speak up for the west country and ...

I fully support all those who have spoken. In particular, I congratulate my right hon. Friend the...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and I congratulate my right hon. Fr...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on securing the debate. S...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr McCabe, and I congratulate my colleague on the Selec...

Northern Ireland as well.

And from Northern Ireland, with apologies to the persistent hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shann...

There is not a lot of time left, but I remind the Minister that he will not need long to say, “Ye...

It is a real pleasure to close this debate, Mr McCabe. I thank the right hon. Member for Delyn (D...

It is welcome that the Minister is reviewing the competition criteria. When does he expect to rep...

The hon. Gentleman will be among the first to know. Of course, there are already a number of Gove...

Just before the Minister finishes, I want to try to tie him down. My right hon. Friend the Member...

I cannot speak for the Secretary of State, but I will agree to meet. We will set that up, and I a...

Do you want to make a concluding remark, Mr Hanson?

I thank all Members who have turned up today. I thank the Minister for his positive response, and...