HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc147-8W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether in view of the recommendation by the Council of Europe that member States should implement public lending right based on a sample of loans, Her Majesty's Government intend having the largest library system in Western Europe, and consequently the greatest obligation to pay

January 1975 January 1976 January 1977
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Bolton … 26.3 16.6 25.7 16.8 26.1 17.0
Bury … 25.9 17.6 24.4 17.2 24.1 17.0
Manchester … 24.3 16.4 23.6 16.1 23.7 15.9
Oldham … 25.6 18.0 24.8 17.0 25.6 17.7
Rochdale … 25.1 16.6* 24.4 16.0* 24.4 15.9*
Salford … 26.9 17.3 25.7 16.7 25.4 16.6
Stockport … 27.0 17.0 27.0 17.1 26.9 17.2
Tameside … 25.3 18.6 24.4 16.9 24.2 16.5
Trafford … 25.1 17.0 23.1 17.0 22.0 16.7
Wigan … 25.1 17.1* 24.5 16.6* 24.2 16.5*
* Including middle schools deemed secondary.

writers for their contribution to that system, to introduce public lending right legislation.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

The Government remains firmly committed to the principle of a public lending right for authors based on a sample of loans. We hope in due course to reintroduce our own Bill to establish that right. In the meantime we are actively pursuing the authors' suggestion of a non-statutory scheme.