That this House congratulates the partnership of the BBC and the British Library in bringing together their vast collection of audiovisual archives to make them more widely available to the public; notes that both institutions will share millions of sound recordings, television and radio footage and photographs; and praises both institutions for developing industry-wide best practice on critical issues including rights management, distribution, digitisation and storage.

That this House congratulates the partnership of the BBC and the British Library in bringing together their vast collection of audiovisual archives to make them more widely available to the public; notes that both institutions will share millions of sound recordings, television and radio footage and photographs; and praises both...

That this House notes the contribution made by more than 20,000 UNISON members working in libraries and resource centres in schools, colleges, universities and local authority settings; acknowledges that libraries are at the heart of learning; welcomes the publication of UNISON's manifesto for education libraries designed to keep libraries at the heart of learning; supports its key objectives to promote and enhance the role of library staff in teaching and learning and to campaign for well resourced libraries with modern facilities; encourages the education sector to prioritise professionally-run libraries; and calls on the Government to acknowledge the value of school libraries by putting them on a statutory footing.

That this House notes the contribution made by more than 20,000 UNISON members working in libraries and resource centres in schools, colleges, universities and local authority settings; acknowledges that libraries are at the heart of learning; welcomes the publication of UNISON's manifesto for education libraries designed to keep libraries at...

That this House condemns the proposal put forward by the Liberal Democrat/Labour coalition on Wirral Borough Council to close 13 libraries across the borough, as well as the Wirral Transport Museum and the Pacific Road Arts Centre; notes that two of the libraries earmarked for closure serve two of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK; further notes that Birkenhead Central Library, a purpose-built library dating back to the Thirties was recently renovated at considerable cost and that 70 library posts are under threat; agrees with Alan Gibbons from the Campaign for the Book that this is cost-driven vandalism, with the leader of the Conservative Group on Wirral Borough Council, Jeff Green, that the proposals are disgraceful, and with the readers of Wirral News, 92 per cent. of whom have voted online to say that the Council's actions do not represent their views; and urges Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors to think again about their proposals.

That this House condemns the proposal put forward by the Liberal Democrat/Labour coalition on Wirral Borough Council to close 13 libraries across the borough, as well as the Wirral Transport Museum and the Pacific Road Arts Centre; notes that two of the libraries earmarked for closure serve two of the...