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Universities: Libraries

Commons · Question 56549 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

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Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) reform e-lending rules and (b) enable digital interlibrary loans for university libraries.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 9 Jun 2025

Universities are autonomous institutions and therefore operate independently from government. As such, the responsibility for enabling digital interlibrary loans for university libraries rests with the individual institutions themselves. It is within thei...