CORNWALL'S BID TO BECOME EUROPEAN REGION OF CULTURE

Early day motion 2377, tabled 15 June 2006 by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 24 members.

That this House acknowledges the success of the European Capital of Culture programme; congratulates the city of Liverpool for its successful bid to be Capital of Culture in 2008; regrets however that, because the programme is based on an assumption that culture is necessarily an urban phenomena, there is little chance for predominantly rural regions such as Cornwall to succeed in gaining recognition for its own distinctive and rich culture, language and art; and calls on the Government to support the lobby to widen the scope of the European Culture programme by 2010 and to support Cornwall's bid to become the first European region of Culture.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 12, Labour 8, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.