Minutes of Proceedings ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee

House of Commons

ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee

Minutes of Proceedings

Session 2004–05

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 7 April 2005

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.

Current membership

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 and 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 MP (Liberal Democrat, Torbay)

The following Members were also Members of the Committee during the parliament.

Dr John Pugh MP (Liberal Democrat, Southport)

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.

Publication

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 Lynn Gardner (Joint Committee Clerk), Jessica Mulley (Joint Committee Clerk), Charlotte Littleboy (Second Clerk), Ben Kochan (Committee Specialist), Ian Hook (Committee Assistant), Ian Blair (Chief Office Clerk) and Emma Carey (Secretary).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks 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 4972; the Committee's email address is [e-mail]

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 21 July 2005