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Written question asked by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It was answered by Rob Wilson (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Public Libraries: Opening Hours

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the full data set collected by the Libraries Taskforce will include library opening and staffing hours.

Answer

Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.

After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70272
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Databases Opening hours Public libraries
Link
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