PD James fights for book loan payments

Crime writer and Conservative peer PD James has written to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defending the Public Lending Right scheme that pays authors when their books are borrowed from libraries.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Sep 2010, 15:01 BST

Updated 10th Sep 2010, 01:08 BST

Baroness James said there was "great anxiety" among writers who want the fund to be maintained. It pays 6p per loan, up to 6,600 per author.

Jeremy Hunt