Public Libraries
(asked on 5th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on Arts Council England, how much the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council spent on libraries in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council indicates that the grant-in-aid grants payable for specific library activities for the financial years requested is as shown in the table
| Grant Payable | Activity |
2009/10 | £67,000
| Future Libraries - £38,000 Get it Loud Libraries - £24,000 National Library Membership - £5,000 |
2010/11 | £338,000 | Future Libraries |
2011/12 | £149,000 | London Library Change Programme |