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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, in the national newspaper collections, how many (a) national and (b) regional newspaper titles have (i) been copied onto microfilm and (ii) remain to be copied; and, on present estimates, how long it is forecast that it will take to complete the task; for each of the last five years, how many (a) national and (b) regional newspaper titles have been copied onto microfilm by the national newspaper library collections. - Inc tables.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
334 c384-5W; 89107;89108
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Conservation Forecasts Newspaper press Microforms Colindale Newspaper Library
Contains statistics
Yes