Public Lending Right Scheme

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61.

To ask the Minister for the Arts how much public funding has been allotted to the public lending right scheme in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89; and if he will make a statement.

Funding for the public lending right scheme is as follows:

	£ million
1986–87	2·75
1987–88	2·75
1988–89	3·5

The 27 per cent. increase in 1988–89 brings the fund to its highest level in real terms since its inception.

63.

To ask the Minister for the Arts how many authors are presently registered under the public lending right scheme; and if he will make a statement.

The number of authors currently registered for public lending right is 14,635.

Volume 135: debated on Monday 13 June 1988