AN ATTEMPT to relieve Lond Transport of the need to
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ma its commercial documents avi able to the public failed in t House of Lords last week.
Lady Birk moved — and !al withdrew — an amendment the Local Government Finan (No 2) Bill, which would ha removed this responsibility fro LT, which, she said, was a tra ing body and autonomous various respects.
Nevertheless, it was subject directions and financial contr by the Greater London Counc and in these circumstances, sa Lady Birk, she believed that was not appropriate for its a counts and contracts and 0th documents of a commerci nature to be open to inspectic by anyone who was intereste including trading competitors.
Resisting the amendment, E vironment Under Secretary La Bellwin said that the Gover ment believed it was importal that trading bodies owned t local authorities, or forming pa of their activities, should be ful accountable to the public.