Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 88347

British Library: Industrial Disputes

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the British Library on resolving the industrial action by the Public and Commercial Services Union.

Answer

Ian Murray
The British Library is an arms-length body, sponsored by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. It is under the control and management of the British Library Board, whose responsibilities and functions are laid out in the British Library Act 1972. Th...

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