Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Minutes of Evidence[Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 May 2004.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister:

Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee

on Tuesday 9 March 2004

Members present:

Andrew Bennett, in the Chair

Sir Paul Beresford	Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Clive Betts	Chris Mole
Mr Graham Brady	Christine Russell
Mr David Clelland	Mr Adrian Sanders
Mr John Cummings

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Sam Younger, Chairman, The Electoral Commission, and Mr Malcolm Dumper, Democratic Services Manager, Southampton City Council and Executive Director, The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA), examined.

Question Number

1-19

20-40

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Bill Crawford, Electoral Administrator, Sunderland (North East Region) Borough Council, Mr Roger Morris, Regional Returning Officer, European Elections, East Midlands Region, Ms Christine Mason, Electoral Services Manager, Wakefield Council, and Mr John Pitt, Corporate Director (Resources), Wakefield Council, examined.

Question Number

41-59

60-79

80-99

100-104

Examination of Witnesses

Councillor Sir Jeremy Beecham, Chairman, Local Government Association, Mr Michael Green, Policy Officer, and Mr Tim Ricketts, Head of Legal Services, National Association of Local Councils, examined.

Question Number

105-119

120-139

140-144

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Prepared 20 May 2004