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Written question asked by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Public Lending Right

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's expected timeline is of when the service providing payments to (a) authors and (b) other rights holders will be restored following the cyber-attack against the British Library at the end of October 2023.

Answer

The British Library receives public funding via DCMS to run the Public Lending Right scheme. Payments are made annually to eligible authors who register their work. The British Library is making good progress towards issuing Public Lending Right payments before the end of March at the latest, in line with the PLR Scheme legislation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9213
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Cybercrime Payments Public lending right
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk