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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 Thursday, 20 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Rob Wilson (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Public Libraries: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the full data set gathered by the Libraries Taskforce.

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70657
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Databases Public libraries
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk