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6  COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Betts, Mr Clive (Chairman)

Alexander, Heidi

Blackman, Bob

Danczuk, Simon (added 2.11.10)

Efford, Clive (discharged 14.2.11)

Esterson, Bill (added 7.11.11)

Freeman, George (discharged 29.11.10)

Freer, Mike (discharged 23.5.11)

Gilbert, Stephen

Heyes, David (added 2.11.10)

Hollingbery, George

Morris, James

Pawsey, Mark (added 29.11.10)

Perkins, Toby (discharged 2.11.10)

Rotheram, Steve (added 7.2.11; discharged 7.11.11)

Wheeler, Heather (added 23.5.11)

Williamson, Chris (discharged 2.11.10)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

62 out of 63

50 out of 63

58 out of 63

51 out of 56

10 out of 19

12 out of 20

7 out of 10

17 out of 28

32 out of 63

41 out of 56

53 out of 63

51 out of 63

43 out of 53

5 out of 7

18 out of 25

32 out of 35

5 out of 7

78.8 %

Total number of meetings: 63

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 48
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings 15
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Richard Bate, Dr Gillian Fawcett, Mr Iain Hasdell, Professor Ron Hodges, Philip Jenks, Nick Johnson, Kelvin MacDonald, David McCullogh, Professor Michael Parkinson, Henry Peterson, Tim Selley,

Professor Tony Travers and Professor Christine Whitehead

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witness:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers5
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 23
Member of the House of Lords (whom was also a Minister) 1
Member of the House of Lords 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Communities and Local Government 6
Executive agencies 6
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising: 51
Audit Commission4
Greater London Authority 1
Homes and Communities Agency 3
Homes and Communities Agency: Regulation Committee

Local Authorities

1

33

Local Government Association (LGA) 10
The Commission for Local Administration in England (The Local Government Ombudsmen) 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 179

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22-23.1.12Netherlands Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Esterson, Gilbert, Heyes, Morris, Pawsey, Wheeler 3AInquiry into Financing of new housing supply £7,017

A Includes 1 facilitator

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
2.11.10Olympic Park Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Gilbert, Hollingbery 1In connection with the Committee's responsibility for overseeing the regeneration legacy of 2012 Olympic Games Nil
31.1-1.2.11Exeter and Torbay Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Gilbert, Hollingbery, Morris, Pawsey 2Inquiry into Localism £1,344
8.2.11Croydon Betts, Blackman, Hollingbery, Rotheram 1Inquiry into Localism £43
13-14.6.11Greater Manchester Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Heyes, Hollingbery, Pawsey 2Inquiry into Regeneration £2,203
5.12.11West Midlands Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Esterson, Hollingbery, Morris, Pawsey 2AInquiry into Financing of new housing supply £969
5.3.12Bournemouth Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Hollingbery, Pawsey 4BOral evidence session in the inquiry into Park Homes £731

A Facilitator

B Includes a shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Proposed Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity 66627.1.11 Received on 11.2.11, published as Second Special Report, Session 2010-12
Second Report: Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: a planning vacuum 51717.3.11 Cm 8103, published 23.6.11
Third Report: Localism 5477.6.11 Cm 8183, published 23.9.11
Fourth Report: Audit and Inspection of Local Authorities 7637.7.11 Cm 8209, published 17.10.11
Fifth Report: Localisation issues in welfare reform 140613.10.11 Cm 8272, published 16.1.12
Sixth Report: Regeneration 10143.11.11 Cm 8264, published 13.1.12
Seventh Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Government's preferred nominee for Chair of the Homes and Communities Agency Regulation Committee 16122.11.11 Not applicable
Eighth Report: The National Planning Policy Framework 152621.12.11 Cm 8322, published 3.4.12
Ninth Report: Taking Forward Community Budgets 175027.2.12 Not required
Tenth Report: Building regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings 185130.3.12 Awaited
Eleventh Report: Financing of new housing supply 16527.5.12 Awaited
First Special Report: Beyond Decent Homes: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2009-10 74626.1.11 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Proposed Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 8344.3.11 Not applicable
Third Special Report: FiReControl: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10 83522.3.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Local Government Resources Review 1470-i12.9.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Comprehensive Spending Review 69911.4.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The work of the Department for Communities and Local Government 45312.4.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2010-11 1668 i-ii27.4.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 1865-i7.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 1865-ii9.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 1865-iii26.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 1865-iv23.4.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman 1937-i30.4.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Regional Development Fund 1954-i8.5.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman 1937-ii8.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Main Estimate 2010-11 21.7.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government Equalities Office Main Estimate 2010-11 21.7.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: FiReControl 28.7.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Beyond Decent Homes 28.07.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Winter supplementary estimate 2010-11—Explanatory memorandum 1.2.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Spring supplementary estimate 2010-11—Explanatory memorandum 25.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: General Power of Competence 13.5.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Main estimate 2011-12—Explanatory memorandum 25.5.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 8.3.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Spring supplementary estimate 2012—Explanatory memorandum 22.3.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Local Government Ombudsman 20.4.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: European Regional Fund 21.4.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Beyond Decent Homes, received on 11.11.10 and 22.12.10, and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: FiReControl, received on 26.7.10 and 11.2.11, and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Preventing violent extremism, received 10.4.12, and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/formal-minutes/.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2009-10,Beyond Decent Homes, HC 60, 27.1.11

Sixth Report, Session 2010-12, Regeneration, HC 1014, 19.4.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Abolition of regional spatial strategies 4
Audit and Inspection of Local Authorities 5
Building Regulations 2
Communities and Local Government Departmental Annual Report 1
Community Budgets1
Comprehensive Spending Review 1
European Regional Development Fund 1
Financing of new housing supply 4
Local Authority Publications 1
Local Government Ombudsman 2
Local Government Resource Review 1
Localisation issues in welfare reform 1
Localism8
National Planning Policy Framework 4
Park Homes4
Performance of the Department 2010-11 2
Pre-appointment Homes and Communities Agency Regulation Committee 1
Regeneration6
The codification of the relationship between local government and central government 1
Total50 A

A On two occasions, the Committee covered two inquiries during the course of one session


 
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