Written question asked by William Cash (Conservative) on Monday, 26 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 1999. It was answered by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 October 1999 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the levels of spending on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each of the last three years. - Includes ref to 'Public Library Statistics' and 'Leisure and Recreation Statistics' which can be consulted in House Library.

Answer: Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the levels of spending on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of the population in each county of England in each year since 1995-96. [94314] Mr. Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the levels of spending on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each of the last three years. [94017] Mr. Alan Howarth: The requested information is set out in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's annual publications "Public Library Statistics" and "Leisure and Recreation Statistics", which can be consulted in the House Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 94017; 336 c428W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Leisure Expenditure Libraries Facilities Public libraries Staffordshire Per capita costs