Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 77130

Public Libraries

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support public libraries.

Answer

Ian Murray
Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources. The government is committed to gett...
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