Question follow-through · 113326
Public Libraries: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to libraries in rural areas with limited transport links.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to libraries in rural areas with limited transport links.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 requires all local authorities in England to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library se...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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