Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Friday, 25 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 1999. It was answered by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 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, for each of the last five years, how much funding was allocated to (a) the British Library, (b) Colindale Newspaper Library, (c) archiving and filming at Colindale Newspaper Library and (d) public services at Colindale Newspaper Library.

Answer: Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for each of the last five years, how much funding was allocated to (a) the British Library, (b) Colindale Newspaper Library, (c) archiving and filming at Colindale Newspaper Library and (d) public services at Colindale Newspaper Library. [89106] Mr. Alan Howarth: The allocations to the four categories requested are shown in cash, excluding depreciation, internal charges and internal income. They are direct costs and exclude overheads, e.g. estates expenditure. £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1994-1995 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 British Library Grant-in-aid 75,171 80,364 84,324 87,200 82,364 Newspaper Library Total gross expenditure 2,176 2,145 2,400 2,199 2,020 Total net (grant-in-aid) 1,423 1,337 1,667 1,476 1,222 expenditure Archiving and filming 1,034 1,126 1,203 1,044 978 (gross) Public services (gross) 436 446 468 496 469 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 89106; 334 c384W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Conservation Finance Libraries Newspaper press Microforms British Library Colindale Newspaper Library