The 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 Office of the Secretary of State
for Communities and Local Government.
Current membership
Clive Betts MP (Labour, Sheffield South-East)
(Chair)
Heidi Alexander MP (Labour, Lewisham East)
Bob Blackman MP (Conservative, Harrow East
Simon Danczuk MP (Labour, Rochdale)
Clive Efford MP (Labour, Eltham)
Mike Freer MP (Conservative, Finchley and Golders
Green)
Stephen Gilbert MP (Liberal Democrat, St Austell
and Newquay)
David Heyes MP (Labour, Ashton under Lyne)
George Hollingbery MP (Conservative, Meon Valley)
James Morris MP (Conservative, Halesowen and Rowley
Regis)
Mark Pawsey MP (Conservative, Rugby)
The following members were also members of the committee
during the Parliament:
George Freeman MP (Conservative, Mid-Norfolk)
Toby Perkins MP (Labour, Chesterfield)
Chris Williamson MP (Labour, Derby North)
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.
Publication
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/clg. A list of Reports of the Committee
in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume.
The Reports of the Committee, the formal minutes
relating to that report, oral evidence taken and some or all written
evidence are available in a printed volume.
Additional written evidence may be published on the
internet only.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Huw Yardley
(Clerk), Judith Boyce (Second Clerk), Josephine Willows (Inquiry
Manager), Emily Gregory (Senior Committee Assistant), Nicola McCoy
(Committee Assistant), Stewart McIlvenna (Committee Support Assistant)
and Hannah Pearce (Media Officer).
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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