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UIN 36739

Public Libraries

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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10 March 2025

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17 March 2025 · Answer

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17 March 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries across England and Wales were open in the most recent 10 years for which data is available.

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  1. 10 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries across England and Wales were open in the most recent 10 years for which data is available.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 March 2025

    Answer

    DCMS has policy responsibility for public libraries in England only. The following table shows the number of open static libraries in England in the most recent 10 years for which data is available. The data is taken from the Arts Council England Basic Da...

    Source: Written answer

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