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1452883

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date	21/03/2022
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
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 support local libraries.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	143663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>On 12 March HM Government announced an investment of £5 million in 25 library services through the Libraries Improvement Fund (LIF) to upgrade their buildings and technology, and to enable them to be resilient and equipped to meet the needs of local communities. Details of the successful projects are published on the Arts Council England <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/cultural-investment-fund-data" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p>Through the Cultural Investment Fund the Government will invest up to a further £128.4 million of capital investment in innovative cultural and creative projects, libraries, and museums across the country over the Spending Review period (22/23 - 24/25).</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/03/2022 17:08:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1353908

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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
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 data his Department holds on the number of books no longer required in public library collections that have been made available for sale to the public in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	45133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information. The review and disposal of bookstock is the responsibility of each library authority and its individual libraries to determine.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/09/2021 07:50:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1285613

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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
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 support the Government is providing to local authorities to help ensure libraries are accessible for (a) click and collect services and (b) information technology services for the most vulnerable and digitally excluded communities.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	152423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The COVID regulations allow public libraries in England during the current national restrictions to continue to provide physical library services including an “order and collect” provision, as well as access to public PCs for people to use essential services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has worked closely with Libraries Connected to develop their toolkit which provides practical guidelines for heads of service and library staff to support the delivery of library services. The toolkit has helped the library sector navigate this difficult period and has been updated to reflect national and local restrictions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government exemptions enable public libraries to provide certain services, but do not compel them to do so. Whether library services can or will be provided in each area is for each local council to determine after undertaking appropriate risk assessments, involving staff and unions, looking at the safety of both users and people working in libraries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2021 09:38:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1285342

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
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 new libraries have been opened in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	151613
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 151614 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

1170792

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to commission a review of the importance of access to public libraries in all parts of England, including consideration of the relationship between library access and (1) income, and (2) social class.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Libraries play an important role in giving everyone opportunities to improve their life chances and achieve their full potential. They serve a diverse range of people from all backgrounds and provide access to a variety of services. The regularly published Taking Part Survey provides details of the proportion of adults who have used a public library service at least once in the previous 12 months. This includes details of use by upper and lower socio-economic groups, as well as by index of multiple deprivation. The figures for 2018/19 indicate that 36.7% of respondents from the upper socio-economic group and 27.9% of respondents from the lower socio-economic group reported visiting a library in the last 12 months. We have no plans to conduct a review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/01/2020 13:52:04 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1148309

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote libraries in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL18029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/10/2019 16:31:54 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth