Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for inviting me to speak to you today.

It is a pleasure to be here in Leeds, and to meet so many people from your important Association.

Thank you for welcoming me to your reception this year – as always, it is a pleasure to join so many people who work in the Creative Industries.

Today I attended the launch of the Sheffield Arts and Wellbeing Network. As Shadow Minister for the Arts, I was delighted to speak at the event. My speech is below:

On Sunday, I spoke at the National Coalmining Museum, at the launch event for the Miners' Memorial Garden Appeal.

This garden will be a welcome addition to the museum. My speech is posted in full, below.

My speech this morning at The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley.

On Thursday evening, Barnsley College held its annual Excellence Awards evening, celebrating the achievements of students and staff over the academic year. A transcript of Dan's speech follows: