Question follow-through · 36739
Public Libraries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries across England and Wales were open in the most recent 10 years for which data is available.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries across England and Wales were open in the most recent 10 years for which data is available.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2025
Answer published
DCMS has policy responsibility for public libraries in England only. The following table shows the number of open static libraries in England in the most recent 10 years for which data is available. The data is taken from the Arts Council England Basic Da...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Tennis: Facilities
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic Groups
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic Groups
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