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 Ministers | 5
|
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 Commission | 4
|
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
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
22-23.1.12 | Netherlands
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Esterson, Gilbert, Heyes, Morris, Pawsey, Wheeler
| 3A | Inquiry into Financing of new housing supply
| £7,017 |
A
Includes 1 facilitator
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
2.11.10 | Olympic Park
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Gilbert, Hollingbery
| 1 | In connection with the Committee's responsibility for overseeing the regeneration legacy of 2012 Olympic Games
| Nil |
31.1-1.2.11 | Exeter and Torbay
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Gilbert, Hollingbery, Morris, Pawsey
| 2 | Inquiry into Localism
| £1,344 |
8.2.11 | Croydon
| Betts, Blackman, Hollingbery, Rotheram
| 1 | Inquiry into Localism
| £43 |
13-14.6.11 | Greater Manchester
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Heyes, Hollingbery, Pawsey
| 2 | Inquiry into Regeneration
| £2,203 |
5.12.11 | West Midlands
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Esterson, Hollingbery, Morris, Pawsey
| 2A | Inquiry into Financing of new housing supply
| £969 |
5.3.12 | Bournemouth
| Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Hollingbery, Pawsey
| 4B | Oral evidence session in the inquiry into Park Homes
| £731 |
A
Facilitator
B
Includes a shorthand writer
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Proposed Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity
| 666 | 27.1.11
| Received on 11.2.11, published as Second Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Second Report: Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: a planning vacuum
| 517 | 17.3.11
| Cm 8103, published 23.6.11
|
Third Report: Localism
| 547 | 7.6.11
| Cm 8183, published 23.9.11
|
Fourth Report: Audit and Inspection of Local Authorities
| 763 | 7.7.11
| Cm 8209, published 17.10.11
|
Fifth Report: Localisation issues in welfare reform
| 1406 | 13.10.11
| Cm 8272, published 16.1.12
|
Sixth Report: Regeneration
| 1014 | 3.11.11
| 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
| 1612 | 2.11.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: The National Planning Policy Framework
| 1526 | 21.12.11
| Cm 8322, published 3.4.12
|
Ninth Report: Taking Forward Community Budgets
| 1750 | 27.2.12
| Not required |
Tenth Report: Building regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings
| 1851 | 30.3.12
| Awaited |
Eleventh Report: Financing of new housing supply
| 1652 | 7.5.12
| Awaited |
First Special Report: Beyond Decent Homes: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2009-10
| 746 | 26.1.11
| 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
| 834 | 4.3.11
| Not applicable |
Third Special Report: FiReControl: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10
| 835 | 22.3.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Local Government Resources Review
| 1470-i | 12.9.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Comprehensive Spending Review
| 699 | 11.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Department for Communities and Local Government
| 453 | 12.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2010-11
| 1668 i-ii | 27.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes
| 1865-i | 7.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes
| 1865-ii | 9.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes
| 1865-iii | 26.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes
| 1865-iv | 23.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman
| 1937-i | 30.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Regional Development Fund
| 1954-i | 8.5.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman
| 1937-ii | 8.5.12
| 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 2010-11Explanatory memorandum
| | 1.2.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Department for Communities and Local Government Spring supplementary estimate 2010-11Explanatory 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 2011-12Explanatory 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 2012Explanatory 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
Inquiry | Number 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 Budgets | 1
|
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 |
Localism | 8
|
National Planning Policy Framework
| 4 |
Park Homes | 4
|
Performance of the Department 2010-11
| 2 |
Pre-appointment Homes and Communities Agency Regulation Committee
| 1 |
Regeneration | 6
|
The codification of the relationship between local government and central government
| 1 |
Total | 50 A
|
A
On two occasions, the Committee covered two inquiries during the
course of one session
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