Wells Bid for UK City of Culture — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:00 pm on 25 April 2017.

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Photo of Rebecca Pow Rebecca Pow Conservative, Taunton Deane 4:00, 25 April 2017

I applaud my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the Chamber. One of the big drivers behind cities of culture is improving economic prosperity. As my hon. Friend says, Wells, with its cathedral, is a glorious location. It was the location for the film “Hot Fuzz”. My dad went to school there, at the Blue School. It is important to recognise that Wells sits in a poor rural environment. The effect of Wells securing city of culture status might reverberate out into the surrounding rural areas, including to my constituency of Taunton Deane and the rest of Somerset, and improve our productivity, which we so badly need to address. As Conservatives, we are addressing it, but we need to do more.