On his recent trip to Cornwall to announce cultural funding, Lord Bourne introduced himself as the “Minister for Cornwall”
If you were unaware that the government has elevated Cornwall’s interests to ministerial level or did not know we had a ‘Minister for Cornwall’ – it’s because no such title exists.
Lord Bourne addresses the recent National Minority conference in FalmouthPreviously Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party and Member of the National Assembly for Wales, Bourne is, at least a minister of state at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
His responsibiltiies are listed on the government’s website gov.uk as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Faith and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales.
But his biography on the official parliament website makes no mention of Cornwall or his responsibilities for safeguarding our culture and language.
The Cornish Embassy Tick Box bus- “Who am I?”Bourne was given the brief to respond to the recognition of national minority status, given to the Cornish in 2014.
But apart from a couple of funding announcements (totaling a measly £300k over three years), very little is heard of our supposed ‘Minister’.
Today the MCHLG told us “To clarify, Lord Bourne has not been formally given the title of Minister for Cornwall, however he is the Minister with responsibility for Cornish culture and heritage alongside the rest of his portfolio”.
But in this audio clip, you can hear how he introduces himself as “Lord Bourne, Minister for Cornwall“:
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