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89.
Mr. Pawsey
asked the Minister for the Arts what was the total expenditure, both current and capital, on local authority libraries in constant terms in (a) 1978–79 and (b) 1984–85.
Mr. Luce
Government figures show expenditure on public libraries in England at 1984–85 prices as follows;
| Current£ Million | Capital £Million | |
| 1978–79 | 313 | 13 |
| 1984–85 | 326 | 28 |