Public Libraries
(asked on 22nd November 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether spending on public libraries has fallen for a fifth successive year in 2017–18.
The latest data on the total net current expenditure on library services by local authorities across England is shown in the table:
Library Service Net Current Expenditure, England 2012-13 to 2017-18 |
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| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
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Net current expenditure (£m) | 824 | 804 | 762 | 733 | 671 | 641 |
Number of authorities' data from which the total is calculated * | 150 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 150 | 151 |
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Source: Local authorities' Revenue Outturn returns to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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* 152 local authorities in England are responsible for delivering library services. Five did not provide a valid figure in one or more of these years. | ||||||