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registered interest false more like this
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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: Coronavirus more like this
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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 the Answer of 15 October 2020 to Question HL8910 on Public Libraries: Coronavirus, what the outcome was of the joint letter with the Local Government Association to local authorities in England requesting detail of restoration of their library services. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockport more like this
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Navendu Mishra more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-12more like thismore than 2021-07-12
answer text <p>The joint letter was issued on 16 July 2020 and followed physical library buildings being permitted to reopen at that time. The purpose of the letter was to remind local authorities in England of the Secretary of State’s statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 and asked them to share their plans for the restoration of their library service from July 2020 onwards to assist this function. Of the 150 local authorities in England, 149 responded to this request, including a detailed reply from Stockport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since that time further restrictions and lockdowns were introduced which restricted the services libraries were able to deliver and included physical library locations having to close during the lockdown earlier this year. DCMS worked closely with library sector stakeholders to identify and achieve important exceptions to restrictions on physical services and although library locations were closed they were enabled to provide limited specific services including order and collect services or providing access to public PCs for essential services and home library services. Whether services were provided was for each local authority to determine after appropriate risk assessments around safety of both users and people working in libraries.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2021-07-12T14:38:57.96Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-12T14:38:57.96Z
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label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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label Biography information for Navendu Mishra more like this