Education Committee Meetings (Public Admission) (Hansard, 16 February 1972)

HC Deb 16 February 1972 vol 831 c96W 96W

51. Mr. R. C. Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to amend the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act, 1960, to ensure that the Press and public may be present throughout meetings of education committees of local education authorities at which the annual estimates are discussed.

§ Mr. Graham Page
No. That Act already obliges local authorities to open education committee meetings to the Press and public unless a special resolution is passed excluding them. No further statutory provision seems necessary.