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 14 December 2004.

THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2004

Members present:

Andrew Bennett, in the Chair

Sir Paul Beresford	Mr Bill O'Brien
Mr Clive Betts	Christine Russell
Mr John Cummings	Mr Adrian Sanders
Chris Mole

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Councillor Sir Sandy Bruce Lockhardt, Chairman, and Councillor Sir Jeremy Beecham, Vice-Chairman, Local Government Association, examined.

Question Number

116 - 119

120 - 138

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Nick Skellett, Leader and Chairman, and Mr Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Norfolk County Council, examined.

Question Number

139 - 155

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Nicholas Russell, Campaigns Officer, Royal National Institute for the Blind, Mr Tony Burton, Director of Policy Strategy, National Trust, Mr Ray Cowell, Director, and Mr Julian Simpson, Policy Development Officer, Voluntary Organisations; Network North East, examined.

Question Number

156 - 159

160 - 179

180 - 199

200 - 202

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Councillor Les Byrom, Merseyside Fire Authority; Mr Richard Bull, Chief Fire Officer, Tyne & Wear; Baroness Ruth Henig, Chair, Association of Police Authorities; and Crispian Strachan, Chief Constable, Northumbria Constabulary, Association of Chief Police Officers, examined.

Question Number

203 - 219

220 - 239

240 - 242

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Prepared 5 January 2005