"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for securing this important and timely debate.
I am incredibly proud of the vibrant arts and culture offer of my constituency, from the west end’s theatreland to …..." Nickie Aiken - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Member for her very salient point. Given the funding, or lack of it, from Arts Council England, the future of the ENO is dependent on two factors. The key driver is to move out from its current location at the London Coliseum. The debate on …..." Nickie Aiken - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for pointing that out—maybe Exeter and Plymouth, then.
Let me move on to another very important point: the economic drivers that culture brings to areas such as central London. Central London is the powerhouse of the economy and that is because of the hospitality, leisure …..." Nickie Aiken - View Speech
"I should like to back up what my right hon. Friend, and my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Laura Farris), have said. I was the leader of Westminster Council, and my predecessor and my successor are both women, which is amazing. As the mother of two teenagers, a daughter …..." Nickie Aiken - View Speech