Linda Riordan
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(10 years, 10 months ago)
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The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Hugh Robertson)
I am not sure we directly know the answer to that, but I will find out and write to my hon. Friend.
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op)
T2. Will the Minister inform the House on when a decision will be made on the future location of the Arts Council collection, and if northern towns like Halifax will be considered as a home for the collection?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey)
I had a meeting with the hon. Lady and a delegation some time ago, and she put a very compelling case for Halifax. We will continue discussions with the Arts Council about the future location of the Arts Council collection. Should we start to make progress, I will keep the hon. Lady informed.