Libraries (Hansard, 1 July 1988)

HC Deb 01 July 1988 vol 136 c382W 382W

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts (1) what has been the level of expenditure per capita on libraries in each of the past 10 years;
(2) what has been the level of expenditure, per capita. on libraries in (a) Great Britain and (b) England in each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Luce
Expenditure per capita over the last 10 years in respect of the British Library, which is the only library expenditure borne on the Vote of my Department was:

£

1978–79 0.44

1979–80 0.57

1980–81 0.63

1981–82 0.68

1982–83 0.76

1983–84 0.79

1984–85 0.83

1985–86 0.85

1986–87 0.88

1987–88 0.89

	£
1978–79	0.44
1979–80	0.57
1980–81	0.63
1981–82	0.68
1982–83	0.76
1983–84	0.79
1984–85	0.83
1985–86	0.85
1986–87	0.88
1987–88	0.89