(7 years, 4 months ago)
Commons Chamber The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Tracey Crouch)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Tracey Crouch) 
        
    
        
    
        You will be shocked to learn, Mr Speaker, that I did in fact do some gig rowing last year, when I was in Mousehole in Cornwall. I should be more than happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss how we can promote it further.
 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) 
        
    
        
    
        The Great Exhibition of the North, a summer-long celebration of the culture and science of the north, will open tomorrow evening in Gateshead, overlooking Newcastle. Does the Secretary of State agree that culture, science and engineering are essential parts of a vibrant economy, and will he tell us how that legacy will be ensured?