§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many public libraries in the United Kingdom are connected to the Internet. [8072]
§ Mr. SproatAccording to a recent survey by the Library and Information Commission, 142 library service points in the United Kingdom, 3 per cent. of the total, have at least one Internet connection, while 0.7 per cent. of service points provide Internet access for the public.
Amount allocated £ million Value of awards made £ million Number of awards made Value of applications in progress £ million Number of applications in progress Sports The Sports Council 248.5 144.5 880 504.5 994 The Scottish Sports Council 26.5 16.4 146 14.1 77 The Sports Council for Wales 14.9 9.8 111 39.9 88 The Sports Council for Northern Ireland 8.3 7.0 101 9.0 52 Sports Total 298.2 177.7 1,238 567.5 1.211 Arts The Arts Council of England 248.5 207.8 398 469.8 575 The Scottish Arts Council 26.5 14.4 105 21.7 86 The Arts Council of Wales 14.9 9.1 126 23.1 204 The Arts Council of Northern Ireland 8.3 4.3 49 10.0 80 Arts Total 298.2 235.6 678 524.6 945 Arts and Sports Total 596.4 413.3 1,916 1,092.1 2,156