Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been distributed through the Public Lending Right scheme in the last 12 months.

Sums payable under the Public Lending Right (PLR) Scheme are paid retrospectively in relation to the PLR loans year, which runs from 1 July to 30 June. The most recent payments were made in February 2015 in relation to the 2013-14 loans year, with the total sum of £6,030,256 being paid to rights holders.