Business of the House

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:01 pm on 28 March 2019.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Rebecca Pow Rebecca Pow Conservative, Taunton Deane 12:01, 28 March 2019

Happiness, Mr Speaker, also has to be Nadal beating Federer, I think.

The Wellington monument is an iconic symbol on the Blackdown hills in Taunton Deane and very much the gateway to the south-west. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking all the people involved in a fantastic project to restore that monument, which celebrates one of our greatest war heroes, the Duke of Wellington? It is proving to be much more than a monument. We are nearly at our £4 million target and, in recognition of its importance in so many ways, the National Trust has made restoring it one of its three top national priorities.