If he will make a statement on the Cultural Olympiad.

The Cultural Olympiad is a four-year nationwide programme of cultural and artistic events inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, including major national flagship events and a UK-wide festival of local events. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will announce further details tomorrow about how local groups can get involved in the Cultural Olympiad.

That is a great pity, because I was hoping to get the answer today. One of the problems for local authorities and local communities that are keen to engage is getting the detail. Does the Secretary of State agree that we are talking about a tailor-made enterprise for a part of the visitor economy that wants to put on events to attract more people? If local groups can engage with this festival of events around the nation, that has to be to their benefit.

The short answer is: they can. When the details are announced tomorrow, I would expect the hon. Gentleman to be encouraging his local authority to get involved quite quickly and ensure that it can play a full part. I am sure that he will have been as encouraged as I was to see the Torbay leisure centre and Torbay Olympic gymnastics club listed in the guide of facilities last week, which is more good news for him. Seriously, however, all communities can play a full part and can have a piece of the Olympic games, but it is important that people go out there and create that for themselves, rather than expecting things to fall into their laps.

Does the Secretary of State agree that the British Federation of Brass Bands, which is based in Barnsley—the home of good football—will play a vital role in making a success of the Cultural Olympiad?

It absolutely will, and may I say a brief word about Barnsley football club, which demonstrated the true grit and spirit of the FA cup to the whole nation on Saturday evening? I was about to say that we were all cheering the team on, but I do not want to rile any Chelsea supporters. It was a pleasure to watch them triumph.

On brass bands, I am absolutely confident that the rich heritage that my hon. Friend describes—celebrated in the film "Brassed Off"—will play a very important part in our Olympic celebrations.

Will the Secretary of State, without quoting from a speech that, for clarity, would do justice to the Archbishop of Canterbury, unequivocally assure the House that, when we come to the Cultural Olympiad in London, the Proms will have a central part?

Of course, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that the Proms will have a role to play, as will all cultural organisations. He will be encouraged, as I am, that we have long said that we want to make an international Shakespeare festival part of our Olympic celebrations. This is a time when all the best bits of our national heritage can be available for the whole world to see, and I absolutely include the Proms in that.