That the Parliament congratulates Vivien Currie on her prestigious appointment as the new Chief Executive of Ascot Racecourse, the first ever female appointed to the position; understands that Vivien will leave her current role as Chief Executive of Hamilton Park Racecourse in April 2022, becoming Chief Executive designate at Ascot, where she will work alongside the current Chief Executive in the lead up to the delivery of Royal Ascot in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year, before taking over as Chief Executive on 30 June 2022; acknowledges that during Vivien’s tenure at Hamilton Park, which begun in 2008, she oversaw the construction of a £10 million on-site hotel, growing the racecourse into an all-year-round hospitality and racing resort destination; recognises that Vivien was also non-executive director of the Racecourse Association from 2010-2016 and Director of the British Horseracing Authority from 2016-2019; notes what it sees as the exceptional leadership shown by Vivien during her time at Hamilton Park, particularly over the past two years, which have been commercially challenging for the horse racing and hospitality sectors; recognises that Vivien received a MBE in 2020 for services to racecourse management, business, and charity; applauds Vivien for inspiring other women into business leadership roles, particularly in sectors traditionally dominated by men, including football, where she was Chief Executive of Livingston Football Club, and wishes Vivien well in the next exciting stage of her exceptional career.