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Lord Stoneham of Droxford

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Libraries

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Thursday 14th June 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

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In view of the importance of libraries, have the Government any plans to update and review the 1964 Act?

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The Government are building on the future libraries programme and the libraries development initiative, which is run by Arts Council England and is designed to test new approaches to the library service. In February 2012, Arts Council England and the Local Government Association awarded £230,000 to fund 13 library projects across England. At the moment, these difficulties are being looked into further.