§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money has been spent on library(a) buildings and (b) books in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Chorley in each year since 1997. [162153]
§ Estelle MorrisInformation on Lancashire's expenditure on premises is contained in the following table. It is based on the premises expenditure per thousand population and the population figures shown in the relevant annual Public Library Statistics volumes produced by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, copies of which are held in the House of Commons Library. These figures are not broken
Expenditure on books 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Lancashire Resources Fund (£) 3,202,933 2,389,655 2,256,429 2,432,519 2,447,138 2,569,364 Books (£) 2,643,901 1,960,919 1,818,357 1,861,551 1,795,926 1,936,070 Chorley (percentage) 6.85 8.61 8.62 8.70 8.85 8.88 Resources Fund (£) 219,401 205,749 194,504 211,629 216,572 228,160 Books (£) 181,107 168,835 156,742 161,955 158,939 171,923