Public Libraries: Opening Hours

(asked on 25th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the extent to which average public library opening hours have changed in the last (a) three, (b) five and (c) 10 years.


Answered by
Stuart Andrew Portrait
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 30th January 2023

Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service which meets local needs. It is for each local authority to consider carefully how best to meet those needs, including consideration of library opening hours. Any assessment of library opening hours and their change over time is a matter for the local authority.

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