HC Deb 19 October 1999 vol 336 cc427-8W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the levels of spending on(a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of the population in each county of England in each year since 1995–96. [94314]

Mr. Cash

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the levels of spending on(a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each of the last three years. [94017]

Mr. Alan Howarth

The requested information is set out in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's annual publications "Public Library Statistics" and "Leisure and Recreation Statistics", which can be consulted in the House Library.