Communities and Local Government Committee
The Communities and Local Government Committee is
appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure,
administration, and policy of the Department for Communities and
Local Government 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)
John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Andrew George MP (Liberal Democrat, St Ives)
Mr Greg Hands MP (Conservative, Hammersmith and
Fulham)
Anne Main MP (Conservative, St Albans)
Dr John Pugh MP (Liberal Democrat, Southport)
Emily Thornberry MP (Labour, Islington South and
Finsbury)
Mr Neil Turner MP (Labour, Wigan)
David Wright MP (Labour, Telford)
The following members were also members of the Committee
during this inquiry:
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour Co-op, Heywood and Middleton)
Mr Bill Olner MP (Labour, Nuneaton)
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/clgcom.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Huw Yardley
(Clerk of the Committee), Andrew Griffiths (Second Clerk), Josephine
Willows (Inquiry Manager), Emma Gordon (Committee Specialist),
Clare Genis (Senior Committee Assistant), Nicola McCoy (Committee
Assistant), Stewart McIlvenna (Committee Support Assistant), and
Hannah Pearce (Select Committee Media Officer).
Sara Turnbull also assisted in the production of
this Report.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Communities and Local Government 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 clgcom@parliament.uk
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