§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have(a) a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public. [20876]
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 26 April 1995]: Only the Residuary Body for Wales, as a levying body, is bound by a statutory requirement, under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, to open its board meetings to the public. No NDPB has a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public.