Question
Lord Hain
Labour
Life peer
Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bookshops have closed in the UK since 2010.
Answered on
4 October 2017
In 2016, there were 2,005 retail units specialised in selling books in the UK, compared to 2,055 in 2010 (ONS business counts).
Answered by
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy