§ Mr. Fisherasked the Minister for the Arts how many specialist children's librarians are employed by public library services in England; and what steps he is taking to ensure more specialist support to combat illiteracy.
§ Mr. Luce[pursuant to his reply 26 February 1987]: There are no statistics readily available on this. My Office has commissioned research into statistics and patterns of service delivery for public library services to children and young people. The results should be available shortly.