Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alice Mahon (Labour), on Monday, 2 November 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 97 members in total.

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UNDER-FUNDING ON BOOKS AND JOURNALS

That this House condemns the 32 per cent decline on books and journals in university library spending over the last 10 years; notes that university libraries spend an average of just a book and half a year per student; further notes that the situation for former polytechnic libraries is worse; agrees that the state of a university or polytechnic library is a clear indicator of the standards offered by the institution as a whole and the decline in provision must be of real concern to all; and urges that universities and polytechnic academic libraries be given sufficient further funding to enable students to learn and staff to teach.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

713 

Session

1992-93

Other sponsors

Kevin Hughes

Jimmy Wray

Jimmy Boyce

Terry Rooney

Baroness Golding

Subjects

Libraries Universities

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk