Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 11 January 2017.
Well, Llywydd, I definitely do agree that the proceedings of local authorities ought to be as accessible as possible to local electors within their areas. I think there are some very good examples under the control of all political parties in this Chamber who have control of councils, and we do need to do more to accelerate the spread of that practice. I intend to use the opportunity of a local government Bill, if one comes my way during this Assembly, to legislate to strengthen the obligations upon councils to make their proceedings open and available to the public throughout Wales.