margaret hodge

Margaret Hodge's speech to the Association of London Chief Librarians

Thursday 6 March 2008

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Margaret Hodge’s speech to the Arts and Philanthropy City Breakfast

20 February 2008

Thanks to the Corporation for addressing this hugely important issue.

Much of London’s greatness stems from its enormously rich cultural infrastructure. Those of us that our Londoners are both privileged and truly lucky to live in a place where there is such a range of truly excellent institutions offering such a wide variety of artistic and cultural experiences.

Speech to the Association of British Orchestras

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17 January 2008

Thank you very much Timothy for that warm welcome.

I’m not James Purnell standing before you now - or even a Photo-shop cut out but genuinely his loss is my gain and let me say that, from a personal point of view, it is a real pleasure to be here.

Margaret Hodge's speech to the UNWTO Ministers' summit on tourism and climate change

13 November 2007

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Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. It’s wonderful to see so many of you from around the world come together to deal with the impact of climate change. The UNWTO is, rightly so, taking a strong lead and for that I must congratulate you.

Margaret Hodge's speech to the Natural History Museum

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9 November 2007

Good morning everyone and thank you Mike [Dixon] for inviting me here to speak to you today.

As a mother – and grandmother - I’m no stranger to this place, of course.  Coming here  - and the Science Museum next door – has been a wonderful rite of passage for families and school parties in London for many decades.