Libraries
(asked on 4th November 2026) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support libraries.
Answered by
Vicky Foxcroft
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 12th November 2026
Through the Libraries Improvement Fund, DCMS is dedicating up to £27.5 million to the sector across this Parliament.
Libraries are a local service. Local authorities in England will have access to £78 billion in Core Spending Power under the final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2026/27, representing a 6.1% increase from 2025/26.