MANCHESTER'S MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

That this House notes with concern the possible threat of closure hanging over Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester's most popular visitor attraction; further notes the historic significance of the Museum's location housed on the site of the world's first intercity railway station in a part of the world's first industrial city; welcomes the Manchester Evening News' campaign to keep it open; and calls on Ian Blatchford and the rest of the London-based Science Museum Group to ensure that this cultural and educational landmark is not sacrificed for short-term budgetary gains.