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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Linton (Labour), on Monday, 22 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE

That this House congratulates Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) on the huge contribution it has made to well-being both in the London Borough of Wandsworth and in London as a whole, attracting more than 220,000 visitors a year; acknowledges the important part that Wandsworth as well as the Arts Council has played in laying the foundation for BAC's success over the last three decades; notes that BAC won a Wandsworth Business Award for Best Community Contribution from Wandsworth Council only two months ago; fears that the withdrawal of grant and premises by Wandsworth would make BAC unviable; accepts that the responsibility for financial support for BAC should be shared between Wandsworth and the Arts Council; and welcomes any move by Wandsworth to enter into discussions aimed at securing the future of BAC.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE (711A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Luff (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 26 February 2007. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from `ago;' to end and insert `regrets the fact that real terms year-on-year cuts in central government grant creates difficult decisions for local authorities; further notes that one such difficult decision has been forced on Wandsworth in relation to the BAC; and calls on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to work with Arts Council England to develop a new funding mechanism for BAC, which is a regional centre of excellence.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
711 
711A1 
Session
2006-07
Other sponsors
Peter Luff
Andrew Dismore
Dawn Butler
Sadiq Khan
Emily Thornberry
Baroness Kramer
Subjects
Wandsworth Council Battersea Arts Centre
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk