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 22 March 2005.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (Urban Affairs Sub-Committee)

on Tuesday 8 February 2005

Members present:

Andrew Bennett, in the Chair

Mr Clive Betts	Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr John Cummings	Christine Russell
Chris Mole

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CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Michael Gahagan, Chairman, Transform South Yorkshire Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, Mr Max Steinberg, Chief Executive, Elevate East Lancashire, Ms Jo Boaden, Director, Bridging Newcastle Gateshead, Mr John Glester, Chairman, New Heartlands HMR Pathfinder, Merseyside, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-37

Witnesses: Mr Adam Wilkinson, Secretary, SAVE Britain's Heritage, Dr Peter Brown, Chairman, Merseyside Civic Society, Ms Sylvia Wilson, Secretary and Ms Kathy Fishwick, member, Whitefield Conservation Action Group, examined.

Question Numbers

38-59

60-62

Witnesses: Mr John McHale, Chief Executive, Knowsley Housing Trust, and Ms Barbara Spicer, Director of Policy and Performance, Knowsley Council; Mr George Caswell, Chief Executive, Bolton at Home and Ms Glenys Campbell, Regeneration Manager, Bolton at Home, Bolton Council, examined.

Question Numbers

63-79

80-84

Witnesses: Mr Bob Pringle, Chief Executive, Gateway HMR Pathfinder and Mr David Gibson, Corporate Director (Operations and Public Services), Hull City Council, Hull Gateway; Mr Peter Bounds, Chairman and Mr Hardial Bhogal, Director, RENEW North Staffordshire, examined.

Question Numbers

85-99

100-118

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Prepared 5 April 2005