§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) public libraries and (b) mobile library units there were within each Education and Library Board district in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on public library usage in Northern Ireland. [161287]
§ Angela SmithThe following table sets out details of public libraries and mobile library units in each
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Branches Mobiles Branches Mobiles Branches Mobiles Belfast 21 3 21 3 21 3 North Eastern 36 8 37 8 37 8 South Eastern 26 5 26 5 26 5 Southern 23 7 23 7 23 7 Western 16 9 16 9 16 9 Total 122 32 123 32 123 32 This table excludes the Irish Studies Centre, Coleraine, the Local Studies Unit, Ballymena and the Irish Studies Centre in Armagh.