| Heading: |
Public Libraries: Leicester |
| Question ID: |
1815176 |
| UIN: |
61710 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5120 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Shockat Adam
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| Asking Member handle: |
shockatadam
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@shockatadam
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the guidance entitled Libraries as a statutory service, published on 21 February 2025, whether her Department was informed by Leicester City Council of its plans for a consultat |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1446 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Chris Bryant
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Department officials have met with City Council officers on several occasions to understand their public library proposals, as well as their consultation plans and to remind the Council of its statutory duty. This included a meeting on 24th March 2025. Th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |