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
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)
Mr John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Mrs Eleanor Laing MP (Conservative, Epping Forest)
Chris Mole MP (Labour, Ipswich)
Mr Bill O' Brien MP (Labour, Normanton)
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. A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume.

Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Kate Emms (Clerk), Charlotte Littleboy (Second Clerk), Libby Preston (Second Clerk), Ben Kochan (Committee Specialist), Haidee Brockway (Committee Specialist), Ian Hook (Committee Assistant), Ian Blair (Chief Office Clerk) and Emma Carey (Secretary).

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