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Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum

EDM number 2562 in 2005-06, proposed by Mohammad Sarwar on 13/07/2006.

That this House congratulates Glasgow City Council and Lord Provost Liz Cameron on reopening Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum after three years of refurbishment at a cost of £28 million; understands that Kelvingrove has attracted huge numbers to the city since opening in 1901, with over one million visiting annually prior to refurbishment; welcomes the complete restoration of the building and display of over 8,000 objects including Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross, the Charles Rennie Mackintosh gallery, the Spitfire LA198 from the 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron and a collection of Egyptian treasures; praises the Kelvington Refurbishment Appeal chaired by Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden on raising £12.75 million in voluntary contributions from trusts, companies and individuals, more than twice the original target of £5.5 million; recognises that funding was also secured by Glasgow City Council from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish Executive, European Regional Development Fund, Scottish Natural Heritage and Historic Scotland; acknowledges the work of everyone involved on this project in delivering a museum and art gallery fit for the 21st century, open on time and within budget; and anticipates Kelvingrove reclaiming its place as the most popular UK museum outside London.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mohammad Sarwar13/07/2006Glasgow CentralLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn14/07/2006Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/07/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins17/07/2006Luton NorthLabourSeconded
John Battle17/07/2006Leeds WestLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer17/07/2006KeighleyLabourSeconded
Mark Fisher17/07/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Paul Flynn18/07/2006Newport WestLabourSigned
Pete Wishart18/07/2006Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
John McFall19/07/2006West DunbartonshireLabourSigned
Alan Meale19/07/2006MansfieldLabourSigned
Rudi Vis19/07/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Vincent Cable20/07/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton20/07/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
Greg Pope20/07/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Alex Salmond24/07/2006Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Jim Sheridan24/07/2006Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Tom Brake24/07/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Danny Alexander24/07/2006Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson24/07/2006BlaydonLabourSigned
Jo Swinson25/07/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann McKechin09/10/2006Glasgow NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/10/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/10/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins19/10/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn23/10/2006JarrowLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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