PROPOSED CLOSURE OF WANDSWORTH MUSEUM

Early day motion 809, tabled 1 February 2007 by Martin Linton (Labour). Signed by 53 members.

That this House regrets the proposal from Wandsworth Council to close Wandsworth Museum; values the work of the museum's small but dedicated staff; notes the museum's success in attracting 30,000 visits last year, including 8,300 school-children; commends the museum for its success in attracting ethnic minority visitors and celebrating immigrant communities in the borough from the Huguenots to the Windrush; congratulates it on being one of only six local authority-funded museums in London to be granted Accredited Status by Museums London; and urges the Council to think again and come forward with options as the basis for consultation with the Wandsworth Historical Society, civic societies and other stakeholders.

Signatures by party: Labour 39, Liberal Democrat 8, DUP 3, Independent 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.