The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Campbell-Savours
To ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will list the number of titles included in the British National Bibliography in each of the years 1960, 1970, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.
Mr. Renton
The number of titles included in the British National Bibliography is as follows:
| Source of information | Year | Number |
| Estimate based on books on the on-line file published in that year | 1960 | 18,892 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1970 | 28,042 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1980 | 41,043 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1985 | 38,997 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1986 | 27,513 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1987 | 50,924 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1988 | 60,175 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1989 | 53,902 |
| Number added to the on-line file in that year | 1990 | 61,053 |