Select Committee on Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Minutes of Proceedings Report

TUESDAY 5^th NOVEMBER 2002

Members Present:

Andrew Bennett, in the Chair

Sir Paul Beresford	Mr Bill O'Brien
Clive Betts	Dr John Pugh
Mr David Clelland	Christine Russell
Chris Mole	Gary Streeter

The Committee deliberated.

Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Local Government Finance. - (The Chairman)

Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Evening Economy and the Urban Renaissance. - (The Chairman)

Resolved, That Christine Russell do take the Chair of the Committee during the Committee's inquiry into the Evening Economy and the Urban Renaissance. - (The Chairman)

The Committee further deliberated.

Departmental Report and Estimates 2002: Ms Barbara Roche MP, Minister of State forSocial Exclusion and Deputy Minister for Women, from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was examined.

Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, Minister of State for Local Government and the Regions,

 from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was examined.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20^th November at a quarter to Ten o'clock

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Prepared 24 January 2003