HC Deb 16 December 1994 vol 251 c855W
Dr. Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (i) hold open meetings, (ii) conduct public consultation exercises, (iii) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests, (iv) publish a register of members' interests, (v) publish agendas for meetings and (vi) publish the minutes of meetings; and whether this is in each case(a) under a statutory requirement of (b) voluntary.

Mr. Redwood

The information requested is as follows:

  1. (i) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales; (1)
  2. (ii) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales; Staff Commission for Wales;
  3. (iii) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales; (2)
  4. (iv) None;
  5. (v) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales; (3) Welsh Economic Council;
  6. (vi) Welsh Economic Council
  1. (a) The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales is under a statutory requirement to conduct public consultation exercises and, where appropriate, to hold open meetings in connection with the reviews it conducts. The Commission is also required to publish the reason for such meetings.
  2. (b) The Staff Commission for Wales conducts public consultation exercises voluntarily. The Welsh Economic Council voluntarily publishes agendas for meetings and the minutes of its meetings.

Notes:

  1. (1) The Commission's own meetings are not held in public.
  2. (2) Although public consultations are not targeted at outside commercial interests, the Commission welcomes representations from commercial organisations with an interest in its reviews.
  3. (3) The Commission does not publish the agendas for its own meetings.