§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each of the past three years the number of meetings (a) of each English water authority and (b) of committees and sub-committees of each such authority to which the public has had a statutory right of access in whole or in part under the provisions of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe figures are as follows.
(a) meetings of water authorities 1980 1981 1982 Anglian 4 5 6 Northumbrian 8 8 9 North-West 5 6 6 Severn-Trent 4 5 5 South West 7 6 7 Southern 8 8 4 Thames 6 7 5 Wessex 6 7 7 Yorkshire 6 6 6
(b) meetings of committees* 1980 1981 1982 Anglian 62 61 60 Northumbrian 17 17 13 North West 57 51 42 Severn-Trent 28 27 28 South West 40 37 28 Southern 48 54 43 Thames 48 46 46 Wessex 56 60 64 Yorkshire 29 28 27 * The provisions of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 apply to all meetings of water authorities and their committees but not to sub-committees.