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Tuesday 30 November 2004
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland | | Christine Russell
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Committee deliberated.
Homelessness: Councillor Angela Harvey, Cabinet Member, and Mr Steve Moore, Westminster City Council; were examined;
Councillor Tony Newman, Chairman, Housing Committee, and Ms Genevieve Macklin, Director of Housing Policy, Association for London Government, were examined;
Ms Janice Samuels, Homelessness Services Manager, Salford City Council; was examined
Ms Janice Bennett, Housing Services Manager, South Ribble Borough Council; was examined;
Ms Julie Watson, Service Manager, and Ms Fiona Goodfellow, Trustee, (formerly Housing Strategy and Policy Officer, South Ribble Borough Council), South Ribble Key; were examined; and
Ms Diane Henderson, Head of Care Support and Diversity, Ms Helen Williams, Head of Neighbourhoods and Sustainability, and Mr John Rosser, Operations Director, Southern Housing Group Ltd, National Housing Federation, were examined; and
Mr Josh Sutton, Housing and Advice Manager, Craven Housing, Mr Les Williamson, Head of Housing, Harrogate Borough Council, and Mr Richard Adamson, Yorkshire Coast Homes, Yorkshire and Humberside Forum, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 14 December 2004
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Mr John Cummings
| | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Draft Regional Assemblies Bill), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 183 agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to the House.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 7
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
Adrian Sanders
| | Noes, 1
Sir Paul Beresford |
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report (The Work of the Committee in 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 27 agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the of the Committee to the House – (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Homelessness: Mr Paul Goggins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Correctional Services and Reducing Re-offending, Home Office, was examined;
Mr Ivor Caplin MP, Minister for Veterans, Ministry of Defence, was examined;
Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Department of Health, was examined;
Mr Chris Pond MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work, Department for Work and Pensions, was examined; and
Rt Hon Lord Rooker, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister of State for Regeneration and Regional Development, and Ms Terrie Alafat, Director of Homelessness and Housing Support Directorate, Office Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at Nine o'clock.Tuesday 18 January 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr John Cummings
| | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 26 agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report (Homelessness), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 197 agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 3
Mr Clive Betts
Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole
| | Noes, 1
Sir Paul Beresford |
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 25 January at Two o'clock.
Tuesday 25 January 2005
[The Committee met concurrently with the Constitutional Affairs Committee]
Members present:
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland | | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The following members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee were also present, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
Mr A. J. Beith
Peter Bottomley
| | Mrs Ann Cryer
Dr Alan Whitehead
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Andrew Bennett was called to the Chair.
The Committees deliberated.
Ordered, That the uncorrected transcript of the oral evidence given this day, be published on the Internet.
Electoral Registration: Mr Sam Younger, Chairman, and Mrs Pamela Gordon, Commissioner, Electoral Commission, were examined;
Mr Francis Aldhouse, Deputy Information Commissioner, and Mr Jonathan Bamford, Assistant Commissioner, Information Commissioner, were examined; and
Mr David Simpson, Head of Compliance and Data Protection, Conservative Party, Peter Watt, Head of the Constitutional and Legal Unit, Labour Party, and Mark Pack, Internet and Communications Officer, Liberal Democrats, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 February at Two o'clock.
Tuesday 1 February 2005
[The Committee met concurrently with the Constitutional Affairs Committee]
Members present:
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland | | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The following members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee were also present, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
Mr A. J. Beith
Peter Bottomley
Ross Cranston | | Mr Clive Soley
Dr Alan Whitehead |
Mr A. J. Beith was called to the Chair.
The Committees deliberated.
Ordered, That the uncorrected transcript of the oral evidence given this day, be published on the Internet.
Electoral Registration: Mr Nicholas Russell, Campaigns Officer, Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), Mr Simon Wooley, National Co-ordinator, Operation Black Vote, Mr Jules Mason, Head of Citizenship and Development, British Youth Council, and Mr David Sinclair, Social Inclusion Manager, Help the Aged, were examined; and
Mr Malcolm Dumper, Executive Director, Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA), Mr Michael Lithgow, Scottish Assessors Association, and Mr David Monks, Chief Executive of Huntingdonshire District Council and Chairman of SOLACE Electoral Matters Panel, SOLACE, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 7 February at Four o'clock.
Monday 7 February 2005
[The Committee met concurrently with the Constitutional Affairs Committee]
Members present:
Andrew Bennett
Mr David Clelland
Mr John Cummings | | Chris Mole
Mr Richard Page
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The following members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee were also present, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
Mr A. J. Beith
Peter Bottomley | | Mrs Ann Cryer
Dr Alan Whitehead
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Andrew Bennett was called to the Chair.
The Committees deliberated.
Ordered, That the uncorrected transcript of the oral evidence given this day, be published on the Internet.
Electoral Registration: Christopher Leslie MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, was examined; and
Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, Minister for Local and Regional Government and Fire, and Mr Paul Rowsell, Director for Democracy and Local Government, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 February at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 22 February 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Mr John Cummings | | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
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The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into The Role and Effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsmen for England.((The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Local Government Consultation: Lucy de Groot, Executive Director, and Ted Cantle CBE, Associate Director; Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA),were examined; and
Mike Hayes, Past President, and Louise Wareing, Planning Policy Officer, Royal Town Planning Institution, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 1 March at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 1 March 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Richard Page
Christine Russell |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report from the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee (The Role and Effectiveness of CABE), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 68 agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Local Government Consultation: Mr Ben Page, Director, and Mr Simon Atkinson, Research Director, MORI Social Research Institute, were examined;
Dr Gwendolyn Brandon, Senior Research Officer, Brighton and Hove City Council, was examined;
Mr Kevin Sheehan, Head of Community Governance & Public Management, and Cheryl King-McDowall, Head of Policy & Partnership, London Borough of Lewisham, were examined; and
Dr Patricia Roberts-Thomson, Policy Officer, and Liz Reid-Jones, Head of Policy & Performance, Leicester City Council, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 8 March at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 8 March 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
| | Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole |
The Committee deliberated.
Local Government Consultation: Phil Hope, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Mr Ashley Pottier, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 15 March 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the chair
Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 2 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the First Report of the Committee in Session 2004-05 (The Draft Regional Assemblies Bill) be appended to the Report. – (The Chairman).
The Committee further deliberated.
Mr Bill O'Brien was called to the Chair.
The Role and Effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsmen: Mr Jerry White,
Mrs Patricia Thomas, and Mr Tony Redmond, Local Government Ombudsman for England, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned till Wednesday 16 March at a half past Nine o'clock.
Wednesday 16 March 2005
The Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Constitutional Affairs Committee
Mr A J Beith
Peter Bottomley
Mrs Ann Cryer
Dr Alan Whitehead | | Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Andrew Bennett
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Chris Mole
Mr Bill O' Brien
Christine Russell
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Andrew Bennett was called to the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (1)(d).
The Committees deliberated, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (1)(b).
Draft Report (Electoral Registration), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be considered concurrently, pursuant to
Standing Order No. 137A (1)(c).
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 139 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Conclusions and recommendations read and agreed to.
Appendices read and agreed to.
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister withdrew.
Mr A J Beith , in the Chair
Peter Bottomley
Mrs Ann Cryer
| | Dr Alan Whitehead |
Resolved, That the draft Report (Electoral Registration), prepared by the Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 A (2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Andrew Bennett do make the Joint Report to the House.
COMMITTEE ON THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
The Constitutional Affairs Committee withdrew.
Andrew Bennett , in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O' Brien
Christine Russell
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Resolved, That the draft Report (Electoral Registration), prepared by the Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 A (2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Andrew Bennett do make the Joint Report to the House.
[The Committee adjourned until Tuesday 22 March at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 22 March 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
| | Chris Mole
Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report from the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee (The Role and Effectiveness of the Standards Board for England), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 75 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select Committees(reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report from the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee (Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 77 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select Committees(reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report from the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee (Ward Boundaries), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report (Local Government Consultation), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 4 read and agreed to.
Appendix agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Report of the Committee to the House.—(The Chairman)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.
[The Committee adjourned till Tuesday 5 April at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 5 April 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
| | Mr John Cummings
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Role and Effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsmen for England), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 3 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several Papers where ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House. – (The Chairman)
[The Committee adjourned.
Proceedings of the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee
Monday 13 December 2004
Members present:
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr John Cummings
| | Chris Mole
Christine Russell
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do inquire into Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders.-(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Ian Cole be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Sub-Committee in its inquiry into Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders .-(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
The Role and Effectiveness of CABE: Paul Finch OBE Hon FRIBA, Acting Chairman of CABE, and Richard Simmons, Chief Executive, CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment), were examined;
Keith Hill, a Member of the House, Minister of State (Housing and Planning), and Mr Alastair Donald, Urban Affairs Policy Adviser, Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined; and
Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media and Heritage), Department for Culture, Media & Sport, was examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Monday 17 January at Four o'clock.
Monday 17 January 2005
Members present:
Chris Mole, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr John Cummings
| | Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Role and Effectiveness of the Standards Board for England: Steve Bundred, Chief Executive, Audit Commission, was examined;
Sir Anthony Holland, Chair, David Prince, Chief Executive (and Accounting Officer), and Paul Hoey, Head of Policy and Guidance, The Standards Board for England, were examined; and
Rt, Hon Nick Raynsford, a Member of the House, Minister for Local and Regional Government and Fire, and Paul Rowsell, Divisional Manager for Democracy and Local Government, Local Government Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 8 February 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, that the Committee's formal minutes be published on the internet in accordance with the House's commitments under the Freedom of information Act.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do hold a one-off evidence session following up its inquiry into the Evening Economy. –(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor Marion Roberts be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee in its one-off evidence session on The Evening Economy.((The Chairman.)
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders: Mr Michael Gahagan, Chairman, Transform South Yorkshire Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, Mr Max Steinberg, Chief Executive, Elevate East Lancashire, Jo Boaden, Director, Bridging NewcastleGateshead, and Mr John Glester, Chairman, NewHeartlands HMR Pathfinder, Merseyside; were examined;
Mr Adam Wilkinson, Secretary, SAVE Britain's Heritage, Dr Peter Brown, Chair, Merseyside Civic Society, Ms Sylvia Wilson, Secretary, and Kathy Fishwick, Whitefield Conservation Action Group; were examined;
Mr John McHale, Chief Executive, Knowsley Housing Partnership and Barbara Spicer, Director of Policy and Performance, Knowsley Council, Mr George Caswell, Chief Executive, Bolton at Home, and Glenys Campbell, Regeneration Manager, Bolton at Home, Bolton Council; were examined; and
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, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Tuesday 22 February at Nine o'clock.
Monday 28 February 2005
Members present:
Andrew Bennett, in the Chair
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders: Mr Roy Irwin, Chief Inspector of Housing, and Mr Mike Maunder, Head of Housing Markets, Audit Commission, were examined;
Ms Sarah Webb, Director of Policy, and Mr Ian Richardson, President, Chartered Institute of Housing, were examined;
Mr Jon Rouse, Chief Executive, and Mr John Carelton, Field Director North, Housing Corporation, were examined; and
Rt Hon Lord Rooker, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister of State for Regeneration and Renewal, and Rt Hon Keith Hill, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Tuesday 1 March at Four o'clock.
Tuesday 1 March 2005
Members present:
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Mr David Clelland
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Richard Page
Christine Russell |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Role and Effectiveness of CABE), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 68 agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the Committee.
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do hold a one-off evidence session following-up its inquiry into Coalfield Communities.((The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor Fred Robinson and Professor Ray Hudson be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Urban Affairs Sub-Committee in its one-off evidence session on Coalfield Communities.((The Chairman.)
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Monday 7 March at Four o'clock.
Monday 7 March 2005
Members present:
Christine Russell, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
| | Mr John Cummings
Chris Mole
Mr Richard Page
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Ward Boundaries: Mr Sam Younger, Chairman, and Pamela Gordon, Electoral Commissioner, the Electoral Commission, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Monday 14 March at Four o'clock.
Monday 14 March 2005
Members present:
Christine Russell, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Sir Paul Beresford
Chris Mole | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Richard Page
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Evening Economy: a follow-up: George Rowlinson, Assistant Director Public Protection, Cheltenham Borough Council, was examined;
Ray Jefferson, Director of Environment, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council , and Cathy Savage, Town Centre Manager, Bolton Town Centre Company, Bolton Townsafe Partnership Group, were examined;
Simon Milton, Leader of the Council, Westminster City Council, was examined;
Dr Martin Rawlings, Director of Pubs and Leisure, British Beer & Pub Association, was examined;
Phil Hope MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was examined;
Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister of State (Sport and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media and Sport, was examined; and
Hazel Blears MP, Minister of State (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety), Home Office, was examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Monday 21 March at Four o'clock.
Monday 21 March 2005
Members present:
David Clelland, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Mr Clive Betts
Mr John Cummings | | Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Richard Page
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The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Coalfield Communities: a follow-up: Councillor Bill Flanagan, National Chair, and Professor Steve Fothergill, Director, Coalfield Communities Campaign, were examined;
Trevor Beattie, Corporate Strategy Director, and Rob Pearson, Head of National Programmes, English Partnerships, were examined; and
Yvette Cooper MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at Nine o'clock.
Tuesday 22 March 2005
Members present:
Chris Mole, in the Chair
Andrew Bennett
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Clelland
| | Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Adrian Sanders |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Role and Effectiveness of the Standards Board for England), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 75 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the Committee.
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
Mr Clive Betts was called to the Chair.
Draft Report (Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 77 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the Committee.
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
In the absence of the Chairman, Andrew Bennett was called to the Chair.
Draft Report (Ward Boundaries), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the Committee.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
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