British Library: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding was allocated by his Department to the British Library in each of the last six years; and what plans he has for future funding of the Library. (165139)

The following funding has been allocated to the British Library in the period 2002-08:

*£000*
	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Resource	83,521	82,021	83,021	88,496	90,517	92,339
Capital	1,572	4,072	7,072	12,072	12,072	12,072
Total	85,093	86,093	90,093	100,568	102,589	104,411

As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) the British Library has received an inflation-proof resource settlement for 2008-11 and a sustained level of capital funding.

*£000*
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Resource	94,832	97,393	100,022
Capital	12,072	12,072	12,072
Total	106,904	109,465	112,094

Volume 467: debated on Monday 19 November 2007