Book Statistics (Hansard, 13 March 1992)

HC Deb 13 March 1992 vol 205 cc693-4W 693W

§ Mr. Steinberg
To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will list the expenditure on books for public libraries in the United Kingdom for each year since 1981.

§ Mr. Renton
Public library statistics collected by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy694W and supplemented with material from local authorities will shortly be published by my Library and Information Services Council (England). They show expenditure on books as follows:

£million

1981–82 44.0

1982–83 49.9

1983–84 54.3

1984–85 56.3

1985–86 60.7

1986–87 64.2

1987–88 68.2

1988–89 75.2

1989–90 81.4

	£million
1981–82	44.0
1982–83	49.9
1983–84	54.3
1984–85	56.3
1985–86	60.7
1986–87	64.2
1987–88	68.2
1988–89	75.2
1989–90	81.4