HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc240-1W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money was spent on library(a) buildings and (b) books in Greater London in each year since 1997, broken down by borough. [165840]

Estelle Morris

The information in the following tables shows the fun is spent on library premises and books in(a) Inner London (b) Outer London and (c) Greater London.

Information relating to individual London library authorities can he found within the Annual Public Library Statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), and available in the Library of the House.

Funds spent on library premises
£
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Funds spent on books
Inner London 5,173,792 5,287,380 4,949,176 4,668,713 4,553,556
Outer London 8,796,050 8,531,187 8,132,739 8,307,775 8,163,558
Greater London 14,500.596 14,281,363 13,557,198 13,466,932 13,217,627

Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many(a) public libraries and (13) mobile library units there were within each Greater London borough in each year since 1997. [165841]

Estelle Morris

The following information shows the number of service points open for 10 or more hours each week as well as the number of mobile libraries in(a) Inner London (b) Outer London and (c) Greater London.

Information relating to individual London library authorities can be found within the Annual Public Library Statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), and available in the Library of the House.

Number of library service points in London
Libraries 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Inner London
Static 136 135 134 132 133
Mobile 14 12 12 12 11
Outer London
Static 234 236 235 232 232
Mobile 22 22 21 21 21
Greater London
Static 370 371 369 364 365
Mobile 36 34 33 33 32