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That this House is extremely concerned that a positive rate of VAT on newspapers, books and magazines would result in the contraction or closure of many provincial newspapers and libraries and would place a tax burden on the knowledge and community information readers currently receive free of any payment to...

Primary sponsor
Lawrence Cunliffe (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
14 December 1992
Reference
1067; 1067A1
House
House of Commons

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether HMGovt are satisfied with current levels of expenditure on books for schools, colleges, universities & libraries.

Lead member
Baroness David
Answering member
Viscount Astor
Department
Department for Education
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
16 November 1992
Reference
540 c497-524
House
House of Lords

What steps HMG will take to improve provision of books & journals in libraries of universities, in particular those of the new universities & if this issue will be considered by Library Review Committee recently established by Higher Education Funding Council which will investigate ability of libraries to cope with...

Asked by
Baroness David (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 1992
Reference
540 c23WA
House
House of Lords

Statement on on the proposed extension of compulsory competitive tendering to local authority managed arts facilities and public library support services.

Asked by
Anthony Steen (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 1992
Reference
213 c687-9W;213 c685-7W
House
House of Commons

What inter-departmental co-ordination of Government policy towards library and information services exists; and what steps he is taking to improve such co-ordination.

Asked by
Jim Cousins (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1992
Reference
213 c550W;213 c548W
House
House of Commons

That this House condemns the 32 per cent decline on books and journals in university library spending over the last 10 years; notes that university libraries spend an average of just a book and half a year per student; further notes that the situation for former polytechnic libraries is worse;...

Primary sponsor
Alice Mahon (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
2 November 1992
Reference
713
House
House of Commons

On whose recommendation the British Council Library in Bandung was closed.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1992
Reference
212 c554W;212 c553-4W
House
House of Commons

How much money has been saved by the British Government following the closure of the British Council Library in Bandung. - There was no net saving to Govt.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1992
Reference
212 c554W
House
House of Commons
Type
Unprinted command papers
Date
20 October 1992
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Notes
Received 23.10.92
Date
19 October 1992
Reference
HC 197-VIII 1992/93
House
House of Commons

What steps have been taken to assist projects whose grants from the London Boroughs Grants Unit have been stopped; and whether he will consider extending government financial support to the library at the Institute for Race Relations.

Asked by
Bernie Grant (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 July 1992
Reference
211 c249-50W;211 c247W
House
House of Commons

What the Government's policy is on support for specialist libraries providing services to academics and the wider community; and what plans he has to provide additional support to such libraries with specialisms in race relations.

Asked by
Bernie Grant (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 1992
Reference
211 c20W
House
House of Commons
Type
Command papers
Notes
Received 25.06.92
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
Cm 1977
House
House of Commons

Whether his Departmental Library receives environmental bulletins or newsletters produced by counterpart departments in other European Community countries.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
210 c283W
House
House of Commons

Whether he plans to review the British Library St. Pancras project.

Asked by
Peter Butler (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 June 1992
Reference
209 c685-6W;209 c685W
House
House of Commons

What is his policy on obtaining books, reports and videocassettes for his departmental library at the request of honourable Members.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 June 1992
Reference
209 c459W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Notes
Received 10.06.92
Date
10 June 1992
Reference
HC 35 1992/93
House
House of Commons

To comment on arrangements made to establish a new library for his Department.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 June 1992
Reference
209 c7W
House
House of Commons
Type
Public acts
Date
16 March 1992
Reference
CAP 44 1992

What was the expenditure on school libraries in the county of Cheshire in the last ten years. - Not collected centrally.

Asked by
Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Education and Science
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 1992
Reference
205 c117W;205 c115W
House
House of Commons