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Dear Colleagues I would just like to pick up on Paul's final point > And we must, this time, get our political approach right. As one who saw > senior members of the then Resource falling off their chairs with boredom as > a senior professional explained in tiniest detail why certain parishes were > in the 'wrong' local authority repository I'd like to think our political > and strategic skills are better these days. The vision debate looks like an > acid test. > The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will soon be issuing its report on Caring for Our Collections which looked at museum, gallery and archive collections and cultural property particularly with regards to funding, acquisition and disposal, and the role of DCMS and other relevant bodies. The National Council on Archives is prepared to respond promptly to the report as well as engaging Parliamentarians in discussion about the Report's outcomes. As part of this response the NCA would like to encourage the profession and users to respond as well to create maximum impact at a point when we have a concrete event on which to base advocacy activity. I will be informing the list when the report is available, making the NCA's response available as soon as possible, and suggesting to whom you may like to send your comments on the Report. Regards Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan Director of Publicity and Communication The National Council on Archives Tel 01939 234289 Mobile 07719 609894 www.ncaonline.org.uk