Question follow-through · 98134
Public Libraries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure local authorities are adequately funded to support public libraries.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure local authorities are adequately funded to support public libraries.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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15 Dec 2025
Answer published
The government is committed to getting local government back on its feet. The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils' Core Spending Power...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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