Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2004. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2004 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, what estimates she has made of public library spending in each year since 1990 on (a) information and communications technology equipment, (b) building renovations, (c) book stocks and (d) audio-visual material stocks; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimates she has made of public library spending in each year since 1990 on (a) information and communications technology equipment, (b) building renovations, (c) book stocks and (d) audio-visual material stocks; and if she will make a statement. [158967] Estelle Morris: This information is not held centrally. However, information about expenditure on libraries, including expenditure on book and audio-visual material stocks is contained in the annual Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Public Library Statistics, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c1299-300W;418 c1301W; 158967
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Finance ICT Equipment Libraries Publications Public libraries Repairs and maintenance
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk