Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:09 pm on 28 February 2011.
I am grateful for the permission of my hon. Friend Valerie Vaz, who initiated the debated. If the future of libraries in the borough that my hon. Friend and I represent turns out to be somewhat different and less optimistic than the Minister has stated—let us hope not—and if library closures are proposed over the next 12 or 18 months, can we come back to him and meet him, with a delegation if necessary? Obviously, as my hon. Friend has said, this is very serious issue indeed.