That this House is concerned that the Women's Library collection is to be transferred from its purpose-built home in Old Castle Street, East London to the Lionel Robbins Building in Central London due to a transfer of custodianship to the London School of Economics; notes the outstanding facilities at the Old Castle Street premises, including purpose-designed collections storage, reading rooms, exhibition areas and education space; acknowledges that the building was restored with 4.2 million of public money; further notes that the premises were named building of the year by the Royal Institute of British Architects Journal, awarded the Brick Award's Best UK Public Building and given the Liveable City Sustainability Award in 2002; recognises the significance of the Women's Library in fostering intellectual engagement, cultural vibrancy and positive images of women in the local community; is further concerned by the effect on the local community of the loss of this crucial hub; views the transfer as a waste of public money; and calls on the Government to support the Women's Library campaign to retain the collection at its Castle Street premises to be accessed by all.

That this House is concerned that the Women's Library collection is to be transferred from its purpose-built home in Old Castle Street, East London to the Lionel Robbins Building in Central London due to a transfer of custodianship to the London School of Economics; notes the outstanding facilities at the...

That this House recognises the importance of the unique and internationally renowned collection held by The Women's Library, including documents recognised by UNESCO which record the heroic struggle for women's suffrage alongside hundreds of thousands of other materials recording the lives lived and campaigns fought by women since the 16th century; further recognises the impressive work the Library has achieved in making this history accessible to students, researchers, schools and the local community; notes the decision of London Metropolitan University to divest its responsibilities for The Women's Library; is concerned for the Library's uncertain future; and urges the Government to ensure that this invaluable part of our national heritage remains accessible to all in its purpose-built premises and is able to continue and build upon the outstanding work which it has already achieved.

That this House recognises the importance of the unique and internationally renowned collection held by The Women's Library, including documents recognised by UNESCO which record the heroic struggle for women's suffrage alongside hundreds of thousands of other materials recording the lives lived and campaigns fought by women since the 16th...

That this House notes that the Women's Library at London Metropolitan University is facing closure as a result of Government cuts; further notes that the Women's Library houses a historical archive recognised by historians as unique;identifies that the collection includes a prized first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 publication, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; recognises that the Library was renamed the Fawcett Library in honour of suffrage leader Millicent Fawcett; is concerned that unless the Library finds an extra 1 million a year and funding for a new home for the collection by December 2012, opening times will be reduced from five days a week to one day a week; further notes that over 8,000 people have signed an online petition to the Secretary of State for Education; encourages people to sign this petition and help to secure the Library's future; and calls on the Government to reinstate funding for the Women's Library.

That this House notes that the Women's Library at London Metropolitan University is facing closure as a result of Government cuts; further notes that the Women's Library houses a historical archive recognised by historians as unique;identifies that the collection includes a prized first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 publication, A...

That this House notes that the Women's Library at London Metropolitan University is facing closure as a result of Government cuts; further notes that the Women's Library houses a historical archive recognised by historians as unique; further notes that the collection includes a prized first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 publication, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; recognises that the Library was renamed the Fawcett Library in honour of suffrage leader Millicent Fawcett; is concerned that unless the Library finds an extra 1 million a year and funding for a new home for the collection by December 2012, opening times will be reduced from five days a week to one day a week; further notes that over 8,000 people have signed an online petition to the Secretary of State for Education; encourages people to sign this petition and help to secure the Library's future; and calls on the Government to reinstate funding for the Women's Library.

That this House notes that the Women's Library at London Metropolitan University is facing closure as a result of Government cuts; further notes that the Women's Library houses a historical archive recognised by historians as unique; further notes that the collection includes a prized first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792...

That this House notes that, notwithstanding the financial problems faced by the country, no libraries are being closed in Birmingham; further notes that the Yardley Constituency Committee of Birmingham City Council has committed local funds to ensure that the opening hours of local libraries are not reduced; further notes that the Labour councillors on that Committee last Thursday attempted to get the proposal of using local funds withdrawn so that the opening hours of the local libraries would be cut; further notes that when the attempt failed they accepted the use of local funds (Community Chest) to keep libraries open; further notes that Labour has acted to implement cuts whilst publicly opposing cuts; further notes that this weekend Labour councillor Stewart Stacey was delivering a leaflet complaining that opening hours for the libraries would be cut, when he was at the meeting that decided that they would not be cut; believes that the only logical explanation for this behaviour was that Labour councillors voted to increase the cuts to avoid having to pulp a leaflet they had already printed criticising the cuts; and further believes the Labour Party should withdraw this leaflet and state whether or not they support the library cuts proposed by Councillor Stewart Stacey at the Yardley Constituency Committee and for the national Labour leadership to disown this strategy of proposing cuts whilst campaigning against them.

That this House notes that, notwithstanding the financial problems faced by the country, no libraries are being closed in Birmingham; further notes that the Yardley Constituency Committee of Birmingham City Council has committed local funds to ensure that the opening hours of local libraries are not reduced; further notes that...

That this House recognises that public libraries are important community spaces and a vital public resource; acknowledges that many are under threat due to wide-scale budget cuts; is concerned about the impact of closures on social inclusion, social mobility and society more generally; welcomes the formation of Speak Up for Libraries, a coalition of national organisations and library campaigners that is leading a delegation of supporters from around the country to Parliament on 13 March 2012 in order to highlight the vital role that library services, run by professionally trained and qualified staff, play in the community and for individuals; and therefore calls on the Government to undertake a thorough assessment of the state of the public library service and develop a national vision for the service.

That this House recognises that public libraries are important community spaces and a vital public resource; acknowledges that many are under threat due to wide-scale budget cuts; is concerned about the impact of closures on social inclusion, social mobility and society more generally; welcomes the formation of Speak Up for...