Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 8 July 2009.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
- Question
- My Lords, is it not good to send a message that London does not have—and should not have—a monopoly on all things cultural? Is it not even more important to ensure that money is spent on the service, rather than on a centralised quango, wherever it is located?
- Answer
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My Lords, as I have indicated, this decision is not really about culture or the arts in that sense; it is about a licensing system. Therefore, this is rather a straightforward bureaucratic exercise. Those have been the priorities and the criteria attached to it. However, I am happy, of course, to agree with the noble Baroness that we have a rich distribution of the arts in the United Kingdom, and we should value that.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 712 c669
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Birmingham Location Export Licensing Unit
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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