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Libraries: Internet

Volume 477: debated on Monday 16 June 2008

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Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many public libraries in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England offered internet access to users in each year since 1997. (210832)

Margaret Hodge

The number of libraries with access to the internet in South Tyneside, the North-East and England as published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in Public Library Statistics are detailed in the table. There are no published figures for the number of libraries with internet access in the parliamentary constituency of Jarrow.

Libraries with internet access

South Tyneside

North East

England

Computerised service points open for 10+ hours1

1996-97

7

2—

2—

1997-98

7

2—

407

1998-99

7

2—

932

Static service points open for 10+ hours per week with internet access for public use

1999-2000

8

2—

1,669

2000-01

8

2—

2,100

2001-02

8

173

2,416

2002-03

8

187

2,965

2003-04

8

199

3,033

2004-05

8

230

3,479

2005-06

8

229

3,500

2006-07

9

231

3,494

1 Computerised service points do not necessarily denote that all the service points were connected to the internet

2 Denotes no published figures for internet access

Source:

Public Library Statistics published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)