Residuary Bodies

HC Deb 25 July 1989 vol 157 c696W

Mr. Terry Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what procedures exist to facilitate public scrutiny of the accounts of residuary bodies.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 21 July 1989]: Section 79 of the Local Government Act 1985 requires residuary bodies to make their accounts available for public inspection.