CILIP CEO, Louis Coiffait-Gunn writes to Dame Caroline Dinenage MP to speak at the Libraries Change Lives parliamentary reception on Monday 21 October, and congratulate her on her re-election as Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

Dame Caroline is passionate about boosting literacy and numeracy in the UK, and during her political career called for the BIS Select Committee to launch a landmark inquiry into the country's basic skills gap. She also formed the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Maths and Numeracy.

The letter shows CILIP's support of Dame Caroline's statement following her successful re-election as Committee Chair, which highlighted the need to shine a light on the often-overlooked departmental responsibilities within the Department for Culture Media and Sport, including libraries.

The letter also emphasises that the sector needs sustained support and investment in knowledge managers, information professionals, and librarians—one of our most trusted professions—will we be able to unlock the full potential of creative learning, research, and businesses.

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