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Greater London Authority Bill. Lords amendments considered. Most agreed to, some on division. Motion that Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords amendments. Agreed to on division (319 to 158). Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords amendments reported and agreed to. To be communicated to...

Department
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
8 November 1999
Reference
337 c713-815
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list, by local authority, those public libraries which (a) have closed within the last 12 months and (b) are currently scheduled for closure. - (Holding answer 25 October 1999).

Asked by
Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 1999
Reference
336 c931W; 95129
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 October 1999
Reference
336 c1083-4
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What assessment he has made of the impact of the National Year of Reading.
Asked by
Brian Iddon (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 1999
Reference
336 c1083-4; 94253
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Notes
Received 09.11.99; Received 09.11.99
Date
27 October 1999
Reference
HC 863 1998/99
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list those local authorities to which, within the last year, he has made written representations over their plans to reduce local library services. - (Holding answer 26 October 1999).

Asked by
Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1999
Reference
336 c864-5W; 95130
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Essex County Council Library Service for organising the 1999 Summer Reading School, enabling local children to show their commitment to maintaining and improving their reading skills through the summer holidays; and further, congratulates Essex County Council Library Services upon their initiative in promoting the Sunday opening...

Primary sponsor
Ivan Henderson (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 October 1999
Reference
952
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the levels of spending on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of the population in each county of England in each year since 1995-96. - Includes ref to 'Public Library Statistics' and...

Asked by
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 1999
Reference
94314; 336 c428W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the levels of spending on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each...

Asked by
William Cash (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 1999
Reference
94017; 336 c428W
House
House of Commons
Type
Command papers
Notes
Received 01.10.99; Received 01.10.99
Date
22 September 1999
Reference
Cm 4442
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) universities, (d) colleges and (e) libraries are connected to the National Grid for Learning; and how many he estimates will be connected by the end of 1999.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1999
Reference
92739; 336 c177-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how patients and members of the public will be consulted on the development of the National Electronic Library for Health; and if he will make a statement. - Includes ref to public website on the internet at http://www.nelh.nhs.uk.

Asked by
Paul Marsden (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 July 1999
Reference
91985; 335 c641-2W;335 c643-4W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Notes
Received 03.12.99
Date
20 July 1999
Reference
HC 755 1998/99
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery money has been spent to date on grants for library ICT projects. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Lord Risby (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 July 1999
Reference
90617; 335 c233W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of local libraries that have IT capabilities. - Inc table.

Asked by
Lord Risby (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 July 1999
Reference
90618; 335 c233W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for each of the last five years, how much funding was allocated to (a) the British Library, (b) Colindale Newspaper Library, (c) archiving and filming at Colindale Newspaper Library and (d) public services at Colindale Newspaper Library.

Asked by
Andrew Dismore (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 1999
Reference
89106; 334 c384W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the estimated durability and life expectancy of post-1850 newspaper newsprint copies held in the national newspaper collections. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Andrew Dismore (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 1999
Reference
89109; 334 c383W
House
House of Commons

SI 1999/1538 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 30 June 1999.

Department
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
9 June 1999
Reference
SI 1999/1538
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

Statement on when his Department will publish the report of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Design Group; and if he will make a statement about his plans for implementing the recommendations in the report. - Includes fact that Dept is today placing copies of the report in the Libraries...

Asked by
Linda Perham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 June 1999
Reference
86305; 332 c231W
House
House of Commons

Whether, preceding implementation, further comments on the design of the Museums Libraries and Archives Council will be invited; and if so, how this will proceed. [HL 2672].

Asked by
Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 June 1999
Reference
HL 2672; 601 c129WA
House
House of Lords