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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-09more like thismore than 2018-11-09
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's document entitled: Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, published in September 2016, if he will publish the criteria by which his Department assesses whether communities are being provided with safe, welcoming and accessible physical and virtual environments freely open to all. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 189600 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service that meets local needs. There is no specific criteria that requires public libraries to provide safe, welcoming and accessible physical and virtual environments freely open to all, although we would hope and expect them to do as much as can reasonably be done in this regard.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-14T11:44:43.483Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-14T11:44:43.483Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
783182
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-03more like thismore than 2017-11-03
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to reintroduce public library standards. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 111382 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>The Government does not intend to reintroduce defined Public Library Service Standards (PLSS), which were were withdrawn along with other government imposed performance targets in a move towards increased local autonomy.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, the Libraries Taskforce made available a new sector-led benchmarking framework for library services in England, developed with the Local Government Association, to enable library services to self-assess, develop and improve.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Salisbury more like this
answering member printed John Glen more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T14:08:16.083Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T14:08:16.083Z
answering member
4051
label Biography information for John Glen more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-16more like thismore than 2017-01-16
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on local library provision of changes in government funding for local authorities. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 60025 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-01-19more like thismore than 2017-01-19
answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport monitors closely developments relating to proposed changes to library services throughout England. Local authorities have a duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient service that meets local needs within available resources.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-01-19T13:59:02.01Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-19T13:59:02.01Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
662828
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-20more like thismore than 2016-12-20
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the release of data collected by the Libraries Taskforce in relation to statutory and non-statutory public libraries; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 58490 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-01-09more like thismore than 2017-01-09
answer text <p>The data collected by the Libraries Taskforce in relation to statutory and non-statutory public libraries will be published in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-01-09T14:27:13.41Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-09T14:27:13.41Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
647647
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-29more like thismore than 2016-11-29
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Leadership for Libraries Task Force has received from the public purse; and what the purpose of that funding is. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 55452 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-02more like thismore than 2016-12-02
answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) provided £250,000 funding to establish and support the Libraries Taskforce in 2015/16, and is providing further funding of £500,000 per year from 2016/17 to 2019/20. This covers the costs of five core staff and Taskforce administrative costs. Furthermore, in 2015/16, Arts Council England provided £100,000 to the Taskforce to fund their secondment of library staff and £74,000 to provide consultancy support for the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) in developing their bid to become a supplier on the Digital Training and Support Framework and to support the Taskforce in gathering specific evidence on the financial and other benefits that libraries deliver.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce’s role is to provide leadership and help to reinvigorate the public library network in England. It enables the delivery of the recommendations from the Independent Library Report for England and builds upon and adds value to existing good practice, partnerships and other activities that are already supporting public libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Additional information about the Taskforce’s funding and its activities is published in the six month progress reports on gov.uk and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/progress-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/progress-reports</a></p>
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-02T13:05:30.073Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-02T13:05:30.073Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
647649
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-29more like thismore than 2016-11-29
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Libraries remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the publication of the final Libraries Task Force report. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 55453 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-02more like thismore than 2016-12-02
answer text <p>The report was published on 1<sup>st</sup> December 2016.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-02T13:17:11.39Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-02T13:17:11.39Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter