§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many public library authorities there are in England; how many of these have subscribed to the ProdCom statistics; and what assessment he has made of why the other authorities have not subscribed. [22533]
§ Mr. SproatThere are 108 public library authorities in England. Information about which statistical publications each authority subscribes to is not held centrally by my Department.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement on his policy for ensuring the availability of statistics through public and other libraries. [22534]
§ Mr. SproatThe responsibility for providing public library services, and for choosing their stock including sources of statistical information, rests with local library authorities.