§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list for each constituency in Shropshire, the branch libraries which were(a) downgraded, (b) closed and (c) opened (i) between 1979 to 1997 and (ii) since May 1997. [118538]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthInformation about the annual number of libraries opened or closed is not collected centrally. However, data about the number of libraries operated by each library authority are set out in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's annual publication "Public Library Statistics", which can be consulted in the House Library, and from which year-to-year changes can be established.