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172888

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which recommendations in the Independent Library Report for England, published in December 2014, he (a) accepts and (b) rejects.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	220312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>We accept all the recommendations in the Independent Library Report for England. The solutions are practical and will help to continue to build strong, dynamic partnerships across the library sector.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:10:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168625

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have faced the prospect of closure or being run by volunteer groups in the period (a) 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and (b) since 1 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	217670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS monitors proposals by Local Authorities for any changes to their library service provision however we do not collect information on the specific number of libraries that face the prospect of closure or run by volunteer groups. Our estimate of static library closures, for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, based on consulting a number of sources is around 20.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2014 17:39:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 33093 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168627

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Sieghart report on the public library service.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	217669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>As I stated at the Westminster Hall debate on 19 November about Public Libraries (England), we intend to publish the Independent Library Report in the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2014 13:31:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

77062

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the total number of books currently held in public libraries.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	205012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The annual public library statistics compiled by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy based on information provided by the individual library authorities indicates that the total book stock for public libraries in England at 31 March 2013 was 72.4 million.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/07/2014 12:21:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76274

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new build libraries have opened in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	204461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department. However the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities comprehensive information relating library service provision in the United Kingdom. This data includes detail relating to the number of service points open to the public 10 hours or more per week, but does not include information on the number of closures or how many new build libraries have opened. The CIPFA data reflects the net figure of public libraries open in each year. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 204447 204510 question first answered 16/07/2014 13:13:35 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

76275

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries there were in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	204510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department. However the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities comprehensive information relating library service provision in the United Kingdom. This data includes detail relating to the number of service points open to the public 10 hours or more per week, but does not include information on the number of closures or how many new build libraries have opened. The CIPFA data reflects the net figure of public libraries open in each year. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 204447 204461 question first answered 16/07/2014 13:13:35 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63203

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to provide more business resources in libraries.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	201676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Enterprising Libraries programme, a £1.2 million partnership between Arts Council England, the British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government, is supporting local economic growth by turning libraries into spaces for the development of business ideas, providing coaching, advice, meeting spaces and IT support for local businesses and entrepreneurs. Currently sixteen public libraries in England are actively engaged in the programme and receiving financial support.</p><p>Other specific initiatives being delivered through public libraries includes the Access to Research service. This two year pilot commenced in January 2014 and provides a free service enabling local libraries to provide users with access to a wealth of research, including business information. In addition, library authorities are developing business resources to meet local needs. Staffordshire for example has introduced Start2, a service that is available in all public libraries across the county and has trained staff offering information and signposting on all aspects of looking for and finding work, including providing a starting point for entrepreneurs who want to start their own business and small enterprises looking to expand by signposting them to relevant sources of information or specialist organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/06/2014 16:17:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie