Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 May 2006. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 11 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Regional Transport Boards

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether the meetings of each regional transport (a) board and (b) forum are open to the public;

Answer: It is for individual regions to consider what structures to put in place to consider transport matters. The membership, meeting arrangements and accountability of these bodies are also matters for individual regions, but will generally depend on their allotted functions, which may vary; for example developing the draft regional transport strategy or preparing advice on regional funding allocations and providing a consultation mechanism for these processes.

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