§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will consider at a suitable legislative opportunity reintroducing the provision for an annual public meeting for residents of a community council area to question the community council as a body on its work in the preceding year similar to that opportunity which was available from 1948 until the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972.
§ Mr. GristI have no plans for legislation on this matter. The Local Government Act 1972 (section 27 and schedule 12, part V) enables a chairman of a community council, any two councillors representing the community on the council or any six local government electors for the community to convene, at any time, a community meeting to discuss community affairs.