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 and its associated bodies.
Current membership
Dr Phyllis Starkey MP (Labour, Milton Keynes South
West) (Chair)
Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative, Mole Valley)
Mr Clive Betts MP (Labour, Sheffield Attercliffe)
Lyn Brown MP (Labour, West Ham)
John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Greg Hands MP (Conservative, Hammersmith and Fulham)
Martin Horwood MP (Liberal Democrats, Cheltenham)
Anne Main MP (Conservative, St Albans)
Mr Bill Olner MP (Labour, Nuneaton)
Dr John Pugh MP (Liberal Democrats, Southport)
Alison Seabeck MP (Labour, Plymouth, Devonport)
The following members were members of the Committee
during this inquiry.
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 &
Sale West)
Mr David Clelland MP (Labour, Tyne Bridge)
John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Chris Mole MP (Labour, Ipswich)
Mr Bill O' Brien MP (Labour, Normanton)
Mr Richard Page MP (Conservative, South West Hertfordshire)
Christine Russell MP (Labour, City of Chester)
Mr Adrian Sanders MP (Liberal Democrat, Torbay)
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.
Publications
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.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Jessica Mulley
(Joint Committee Clerk), Elizabeth Hunt (Joint Committee Clerk),
Charlotte Littleboy (Second Clerk), Ben Kochan (Committee Specialist),
Ian Hook (Committee Assistant), Ian Blair (Chief Office Clerk),
Emma Carey (Secretary) and Laura Kibby (Select Committee Media
Officer).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
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 1353; the Committee's
email address is odpmcom@parliament.uk
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