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Planning for Homes: Speeding up planning applications for major housing developments in England

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4 February 2009.

Oral evidenceTaken before the Committee of Public Accounts on

Wednesday 4 February 2009

Members present:

Mr Richard Leigh, in the Chair Mr Austin Mitchell

Mr Richard Bacon Dr John Pugh

Mr David Curry Mr Don Touhig

Keith Hill Mr Alan Williams

CONTENTS

Mr Tim Burr, Comptroller and Auditor General, Wendy Kenway-Smith, Assistant Auditor General and Mr David Corner, Director, National Audit Office, were in attendance.

Ms Paula Diggle, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

PLANNING FOR HOMES: SPEEDING UP PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLAND (HC 15)
Witnesses: Mr Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, Mr Richard McCarthy, Director General Housing and Planning and Mr Steve Quartermain, Chief Planner, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave evidence.

Question Numbers:
1-19
20-39
40-59
60-79
80-90
Supplementary memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government



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