Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Third Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 23 May 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

2  Housing Supply and Household Growth

3  Meeting Housing Needs and Aspirations

Meeting Housing Needs

The role of shared ownership housing

Housing Supply, House Prices and Affordability

Catering for different household sizes and needs

4  Housing Growth and Urban Regeneration

The impact on regeneration initiatives

Housing and Employment

Empty Homes

Rural Areas

5  Implementing the House Building Programme

Infrastructure

6  Managing the Environmental Impact

Water and flood risks

Building in floodplains

Conclusions and recommendations

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Supplementary written evidence

List of unprinted written evidence

Formal Minutes

Reports from the ODPM Committee since 2004

ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE - HC 703-II

Oral Evidence given on Monday 28 November 2005

Oral Evidence given on Tuesday 6 December 2005

Oral Evidence given on Monday 12 December 2005

Written Evidence 2005

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Prepared 20 June 2006