The ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government
and the Regions Committee
The ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and
the Regions Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to
examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister and its associated bodies.
Current membership
Mr Andrew Bennett MP (Labour, Denton and Reddish)
(Chairman)
Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative, Mole Valley)
Mr Clive Betts MP (Labour, Sheffield Attercliffe)
Mr Graham Brady MP (Conservative, Altrincham &
Sale West)
Mr David Clelland MP (Labour, Tyne Bridge)
Mr John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Mrs Eleanor Laing MP (Conservative, Epping Forest)
Mr Chris Mole MP (Labour, Ipswich)
Mr Bill O' Brien MP (Labour, Normanton)
Mrs Christine Russell MP (Labour, City of Chester)
Mr Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat, Torbay)
The following members were also members of the committee
during the parliament.
Mr John Bercow MP (Conservative, Buckingham)
Mr Gary Streeter MP (Conservative, South West
Devon)
Powers
The committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/odpm.cfm. A list
of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the
back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Kate Emms
(Clerk), Libby Preston (Second Clerk), Ben Kochan (Committee Specialist),
Haidee Brockway (Committee Specialist), Ian Hook (Committee Assistant),
Ian Blair (Chief Office Clerk) and Emma Carey (Secretary).
This inquiry was led by Annette Toft, Committee Specialist,
Scrutiny Unit.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The
telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 1353; the Committee's
email address is odpmcom@parliament.uk
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