§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department(a) hold open meetings, (b) conduct public consultation exercises, (c) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests, (d) publish a register of members' interests, (e) publish agendas for meetings and (f) publish the minutes of meetings; and whether this is in each case (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary.
§ Sir Paul Beresford[holding answer 16 December 1994]: A list of my Department's advisory bodies can be found in "Public Bodies". The following bodies carry out activities falling within the specified categories: 978W
- (a) hold open meetings,
- Local Government Commission
- Local Government Staff Commission
- (b) conduct public consultation exercises,
- Local Government Commission
- Local Government Staff Commission
- Building Regulations Advisory Committee
- Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council
- (c) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests,
- Local Government Commission
- Building Regulations Advisory Committee
- Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council
- Advisory Panel for Construction Research
- (d) publish a register of members' interests,
- Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
- (f) publish the minutes of meetings,
- Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council
The Local Government Commission is required by statute to carry out consultation exercises. None of the other activities are statutory requirement.