Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 12 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) hold public 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 in each case this is under a statutory requirement.
The following advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office:
(a) hold public meetings
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
(b) conduct public consultation exercises
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
Boundary Commission (by statutory requirement)
The Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside
Law Reform Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland
(c) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
Law Reform Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland
(d) publish a register of members' interests
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
Boundary Commission
(e) publish agendas for meetings
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
Northern Ireland Water Council (no statutory requirement)
Statistics Advisory Committee (Freedom of Information requirement)
Northern Ireland Clinical Excellence Awards Committee (Freedom of Information requirement)
(f) publish the minutes of meetings
Drainage Council for Northern Ireland (no statutory requirement)
Research and Education Advisory Panel (no statutory requirement)
Advisory Council on Infrastructure Investment (no statutory requirement)
Statute Law Committee (has not met for some time but intention would be to publish via departmental website—no statutory requirement)
Northern Ireland Water Council (no statutory requirement)
Statistics Advisory Committee (Freedom of Information requirement)
Northern Ireland Clinical Excellence Awards Committee (Freedom of Information requirement)
Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (no statutory requirement)
Historic Buildings Council (no statutory requirement)
Historic Monuments Council (no statutory requirement)
The Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (Freedom of Information requirement)
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No0 people think not
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