STAFFORDSHIRE HOARD AND THE POTTERIES MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

That this House congratulates those responsible for finding the Staffordshire Hoard; notes the huge public interest in this historic find; welcomes the statement by the Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism that the West Midlands should be the permanent home for the Hoard; further notes that the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent is designated as the repository for Staffordshire finds; and urges all concerned to work in partnership with the Minister for the Region to secure the necessary funding to bring the Staffordshire Hoard to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in order that the public can have the opportunity to view this precious find in Staffordshire.