§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have a statutory base and which(a) admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) hold open meetings for the public; and whether in each case this is (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntarily. [16030]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotNone of my Department's executive non-departmental bodies has a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to board or committee meetings, or to hold open meetings.
§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are subject to(a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office, (d) statutory provisions for open government, (e) performance indicators and (f) provisions under the citizens charter. [16017]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotWhile none of my Department's executive non-departmental bodies is subject to(a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner or (b) the Audit Commission, they are all subject to (c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office, (d) the code of practice on access to Government information, (e) performance indicators and (f) citizens charter provisions.