Hugely important role of museums
Gary's cartoon 02-01-12
From: Nick Clegg
MP for Sheffield Hallam
I share the disappointment of many people on hearing that Museums Sheffield has been unsuccessful in its recent bid for Arts Council funding.
I know the hugely important role Museums Sheffield plays in protecting and promoting the cultural heritage of our city.
I also know the benefits for Sheffield had this bid been successful. That’s why I wrote to Arts Council England in my role as a Sheffield MP before the decision was made in order to make the case for Museums Sheffield’s bid.
Quite rightly, the Arts Council is independent of the Government and is not controlled by politicians, and neither I nor any of my colleagues in the Government or Parliament can interfere in their decision making.
However, what we can do is make the case for Sheffield, as I did before the decision was made. I am now urgently seeking a meeting with Arts Council England so that I can discuss their decision face to face.
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Bridget Ingle
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 04:20 PMI have followed this story very closely and have been trying to piece together information from comments posted on the Museums Sheffield website. From what I can gather the 17 members of the Arts Council panel who made the decision about funding for Sheffield were all from West Yorkshire - not one South Yorkshire representative. While Nick Clegg says he can't interefere in the ACE decisions, as a government minister he can make sure that government funded bodies such as ACE are representative of the area they are presiding over. This should then ensure a fair allocation of resources - shouldn't it?
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