Gavin Williamson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Williamson on 2014-02-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect library services.
Mr Edward Vaizey
I have been asked to reply.
Together with other public services, local authorities are rising to the challenge of delivering and developing the library service, with many reviewing and re-shaping their library offer. Some changes have been made in response to the on-going funding environment to which all public services are making their contribution to savings. But many changes have also been made because individual authorities are looking at better ways of delivering a range of services so that they are fit for the present and the future. Details of the various developments in library services in England, including a range of innovative approaches to the task of delivering a comprehensive and efficient service are set out in the annual report to Parliament during 2012/13 and can be accessed at:
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