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I've joined with my colleagues Jenny Marra and Jim McGovern to put our full backing behind Dundee’s bid to become the UK City of Culture in 2017.


Jenny Marra and Jim McGovern have tabled motions before the Scottish and UK parliaments asking parliamentarians to lend their support to Dundee’s bid.

I am pleased that support for the bid to be UK City of Culture is now being shown in the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament. Now that the council has agreed to take forward the bid it is important that everyone with Dundee's best interests at heart takes the opportunity to promote the bid. The hard work of winning the title of UK City of Culture 2017 starts now.  You can hear me speaking to Radio Tay about the campaign to win the title for Dundee.


Jenny Marra's motion which has been tabled at the Scottish Parliament can be found here.  Jenny Marra MSP said, “Dundee City of Culture 2017 would be fantastic timing for our city. We need to seize the momentum of the V&A and launch more opportunities for everyone in Dundee. We need to fire all the bullets in the air at the same time. Only by bringing more opportunities to the City before 2020, like the National Football Academy and El Sistema will we make the UK City of Culture work for all our communities and give all our children new chances to find their talents.


“Everyone in Dundee should get behind the UK City of Culture bid and make sure that the changing face of Dundee means change for everyone.”


Jim McGovern's Early Day Motion which has been tabled in the House of Commons can be read here.  Jim McGovern MP said; “I am delighted to support the bid to see Dundee become the UK City of Culture in 2017. The cultural life of Dundee is thriving and will only get better over the next few years.”

“This is a perfect opportunity to highlight the unique virtues of Dundee, and to showcase both to Scotland and the rest of the UK how much there is to do, see and experience in the city. I am confident that this bid will put Dundee even more firmly on the map and will have a hugely positive impact on the city.”