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1285344

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have closed in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	151614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce published the 'Public libraries in England: extended dataset' on 11 January 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-libraries-in-england-basic-dataset#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-libraries-in-england-basic-dataset#history</a>) provides details of static libraries (statutory and non-statutory) in England as at 1 April 2010 and 1 July 2016, and includes information on permanent library closures, as well as new libraries opening.</p><p>Details relating to static libraries as at 31 December 2019 has been collected by Arts Council England and will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 151613 question first answered 17/02/2021 15:49:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1168938

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent library closures.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs within their available resources. The net expenditure on the library service by local authorities in England increased in 2018/19 from 2017/18.</p><p>DCMS works across central and local government to encourage investment in libraries to ensure they can continue to support the delivery of local and national priorities and needs. The DCMS funded Libraries Taskforce was established, by DCMS and the Local Government Association, to devise and implement the “Libraries Deliver” strategy which is helping support and reinvigorate the public library service in England. It has worked with sector partners to advocate for libraries and to share and promote good practice to help libraries better serve their communities.</p><p>In October 2019 DCMS also announced the £250 million Cultural Investment Fund, of which over £125 million will be invested in regional museums and libraries over five years from 2020/21. The funds will be used to upgrade buildings and technology so public libraries across England are better placed to respond to the changing ways people are using them.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/01/2020 10:57:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1147090

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list including the postcode locations of the public libraries that have closed between 2010 and the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	292102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not commission specific information relating to the closure of public libraries. The Libraries Taskforce has collected and validated data relating to static libraries in each of the local authorities in England, which includes details of library closures and their post codes. This information covers the period 1 April 2010 and 1 July 2016 and the full dataset is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/10/2019 15:14:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1086346

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many libraries have closed in England since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL14384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors proposed changes to library service provision throughout England, but does not hold complete figures on the number of public libraries closed since 2010.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/03/2019 15:26:55 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

967759

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have closed in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	170382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors proposed changes to library service provision throughout England, but does not hold complete figures on the number of public libraries closed in each of the last eight years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2018 10:46:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

892241

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 904216 on Public Libraries: Closures, if he will publish the (a) name and (b) location of the 110 libraries that closed between 2010 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	138390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The full dataset was published on 11 January 2018 on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview</a></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/05/2018 10:16:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

890103

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 904216, in which constituencies the 110 libraries were that closed between 2010 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	137153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The research undertaken by the Department that identified the approximate number of 110 static public libraries that closed completely from January 2010 - January 2016 does not record the closures by constituency.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/04/2018 09:34:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

872807

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have closed in each constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	134620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors proposed changes to library service provision throughout England, but does not hold complete figures on the number of public libraries closed in each constituency since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/04/2018 15:18:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

783184

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of library closures on local communities.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is therefore for each local authority to determine how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs and within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors developments relating to proposed changes to library services in England. The Government is working with the Libraries Taskforce to promote good practice and innovation to assist library services and enable them to be sustainable for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:12:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

776287

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 107956, on public libraries: closures, for what reasons her Department does not collect or publish data on the number of public library closures.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	109055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not seek to duplicate the collection of data that is collected and published by others. The Libraries Taskforce collected and published basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 and has worked with the libraries sector to define the data proposed for inclusion in a future core dataset for public libraries in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/10/2017 08:54:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham