§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department which(a) have a statutory base, (b) admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (c) hold open meetings for the public; and if in each case this is (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntarily. [16181]
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§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 22 February 1996]: The information is as follows:
- (a)
- British library
- British museum
- British Tourist Authority
- Broadcasting Complaints Commission
- Broadcasting Standards Council
- English Heritage
- Football Licensing Authority
- Imperial war museum
- Millennium Commission
- Museum of London
- National gallery
- National heritage memorial fund
- National maritime museum
- National museums and galleries on Merseyside
- National portrait gallery
- National museum of science and technology
- Natural history museum
- Public Lending Right Registrar
- Royal armouries
- Tate gallery
- Victoria and Albert museum
- Wallace collection
- (b) None.
- (c) None holds formal open board meetings for the public, although many engage in regular dialogue with, or arrange informal events for, members of the public to discuss matters of policy.