§ 110. Mr. Peartasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science if he will give details of expenditure concerning the National Science Lending and Reference Libraries.
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§ Mr. Freeth:The decision to establish the National Lending Library was taken in April, 1957. From that date until the end of March, 1961, expenditure is estimated at £904,000, including the capital cost of adapting the buildings at Boston Spa, Yorkshire, to which the Library will move this spring. The net cost of the existing library unit in London will be about £272,000 in the current financial year. After the move to Boston Spa is completed and the Library is fully operational (at the end of 1962) the annual cost will be about £315,000. No direct expenditure has yet been incurred on the National Reference Library for Science and Invention.