Rejected petition Keep Northern Museums Open

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The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the National Railway Museum in York and the National Media Museum in Bradford are under threat of closure and reduced government funding.

I am petitioning Government to prevent great museums, which provide education and tourism within the regions, closing over a sum of up to £6 million. We have just invested £16 million in sending Major Tom Peake in to space to support the sciences in this country.

I would like the Government to guarantee that funding for these three establishments will adequately meet their needs and therefore allow them all to remain open and free of charge.

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Date submitted 6 June 2013
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