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Introduction
This part of the website is dedicated to promoting the public debate on local government, and includes links to submissions received by Sir Michael Lyons
Submissions received
List submissions received by the Lyons Inquiry during 2004 and 2005
List responses to "Lyons Inquiry into Local Government: Interim Report and Consultation Paper" (published December 2005)
List responses to "National prosperity, local choice and civic engagement: a new partnership between central and local government for the 21st century" (published May 2006)
List responses to the "Lyons Inquiry Discussion Document" on Barker, Eddington and Leitch (published December 2006)
Letters to stakeholders
Index of letters sent to stakeholders by the Lyons Inquiry
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Selected responses to the "Lyons Inquiry Discussion Document" on Barker, Eddington and Leitch (published December 2006)
 
Businesses
From: Calemcal Ltd (Ms Ro Pengilly)
Dated: 24/12/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Microsoft Ltd (James Lundie)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 108 kb)
From: Optimum Communications Development Ltd (Malcolm Galfe)
Dated: 15/12/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 59 kb)
From: TESCO (Emma Reynolds)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 115 kb)
 
Business organisations
From: British Chambers of Commerce ( Officials)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 146 kb)
From: British Property Federation (James Anderson)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 68 kb)
From: Business in Sport and Leisure (Brigid Simmons OBE)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 88 kb)
From: Confederation of British Industry (Emma Wild)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 172 kb)
From: Federation of Small Businesses (Roger Culcheth)
Dated: 16/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 123 kb)
From: Forum of Private Business (Jessica Crellin)
Dated: 24/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 81 kb)
From: Ratings Surveyors' Association (RG Beaumont BSc FRICS)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 72 kb)
From: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Nadia Nath-Varma)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 287 kb)
From: Urban Futures (Jonathan Naughton)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 97 kb)
From: Vocational Centres UK Ltd (Tony Walsh & Frank Hankinson)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 119 kb)
 
Principal local authorities
From: Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council (Gordon Holdcroft)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 126 kb)
From: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council ( Cabinet & Conservative Group)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 203 kb)
From: Birmingham City Council ( Officers)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 158 kb)
From: Braintree District Council ( Officers)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Brent Council ( Officials)
Dated: 16/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 78 kb)
From: Cambridgeshire County Council (Keith Bowman)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 154 kb)
From: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council ( Officers)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 154 kb)
From: City of London Corporation (Michael Snyder)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 249 kb)
From: Colchester Borough Council ( Officials)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 115 kb)
From: Cornwall County Council ( officials)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 1,200 kb)
From: Derby City Council (Chris Hawley)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 96 kb)
From: Derby City Council (Richard Williams)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 85 kb)
From: Devon County Council (Roland Pyle)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 145 kb)
From: East Sussex County Council (Cheryl Miller)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 91 kb)
From: Essex County Council (Officials )
Dated: 16/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 79 kb)
From: Gloucestershire County Council (Jane Burns)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 143 kb)
From: Greater Merseyside (Abigail Howarth)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 141 kb)
From: Hampshire County Council (Jill Lovelock)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 111 kb)
From: Hertfordshire County Council (Mike Woodward)
Dated: 06/02/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 131 kb)
From: Hull City Council (Kim Ryley)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 234 kb)
From: Kent County Council (Alex King)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Kent County Council (Alex King)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 144 kb)
From: Kirklees Borough Council ( Officers)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 196 kb)
From: Leeds City Council (Nicole Brock)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 247 kb)
From: Leeds City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 596 kb)
From: Leicestershire County Council (John Sinnott)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 102 kb)
From: Lincolnshire County Council (Cllr Martin Hill)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 178 kb)
From: London Borough of Barnet (Stewart Murray)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 142 kb)
From: London Borough of Hillingdon (Christopher Neale)
Dated: 05/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 134 kb)
From: London Borough of Hounslow (Clarissa Corbisiero)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 127 kb)
From: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Gillian Norton)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 169 kb)
From: London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Sue Hinds)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 62 kb)
From: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Satwant Pryce)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 141 kb)
From: Manchester City Council (Eamonn Boylan)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 374 kb)
From: Milton Keynes Council (Juniper Strong)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 160 kb)
From: Norfolk County Council (Karen Betts)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 199 kb)
From: North Wiltshire District Council ( officials)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 110 kb)
From: Plymouth City Council (Giles Perritt)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 173 kb)
From: Reading Borough Council (Trish Haines)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 0 kb)
From: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Steve Eling)
Dated: 02/02/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 128 kb)
From: Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (Michael J French)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 81 kb)
From: Slough Borough Council (Rob Polkinghorne)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 102 kb)
From: South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (Roger Gill)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 215 kb)
From: St Edmundsbury Borough Council (Alex Wislon- officers)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 111 kb)
From: Staffordshire County Council (Jane Kennedy)
Dated: 15/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 153 kb)
From: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (Mark Bailey)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 90 kb)
From: Sunderland City Council (Ged Fitzgerald)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Surrey County Council ( Officials)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 145 kb)
From: Taunton Deane Borough Council (Simon Lewis)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 91 kb)
From: Telford & Wrekin Council (Keith Harris)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 82 kb)
From: Tendring District Council (Roger Stewart)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 165 kb)
From: Vale of White Horse District Council (Andy Crick)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 124 kb)
From: Warwickshire County Council (John Deegan)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 46 kb)
From: West Lindsay District Council (Alexander Newman-Carter)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 90 kb)
From: West Sussex County Council (Mark Hammond)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 132 kb)
From: Westminster City Council (Graham Ellis)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 180 kb)
 
Other local authorities
From: Cullompton Town Council ( Officials)
Dated: 15/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 50 kb)
From: Harpenden Town Council ( Officials)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 82 kb)
From: Southend on Sea Borough Council (Blenheim Park Ward) (Cllr Jim Clinkscales)
Dated: 15/12/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 78 kb)
From: Telford & Wrekin School Improvement Team (Jane Woodall)
Dated: 24/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 86 kb)
From: Uplyme Parish Council (Cllr Beryl Denham)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 67 kb)
From: Yealpton Parish Council (Officials )
Dated: 11/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 63 kb)
 
Local government organisations
From: Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (Peter Smith & Richard Leese)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 275 kb)
From: Association of North East Councils ( Officials)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 178 kb)
From: Campaign for English Regions (George Morran)
Dated: 20/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 163 kb)
From: Chief Economic Development Officers' Society (CEDOS) (Derek Walker)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 239 kb)
From: Core Cities (Chris Murray)
Dated: 23/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 1,270 kb)
From: Core Cities (Chris Murray)
Dated: 23/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 245 kb)
From: Core Cities (Chris Murray)
Dated: 23/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 62 kb)
From: County Councils Network (Catherine Mangan)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 88 kb)
From: County Surveyors' Society (John Deegan)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 1,020 kb)
From: East of England Regional Assembly (Brian Stewart)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 483 kb)
From: Elevate East Lancashire (Max Steinberg)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 56 kb)
From: England's Regional Development Agency- OneNorthEast (Alan Clarke)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 293 kb)
From: f40 Group ( Officials)
Dated: 02/02/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 614 kb)
From: Humber Economic Partnership (Mick King)
Dated: 15/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 52 kb)
From: Leicestershire Economic Partnership (Kishor Taylor)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 79 kb)
From: LGA & IDeA ( Officials)
Dated: 14/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 364 kb)
From: LGA & IDeA ( Officials)
Dated: 14/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (Karen Lawrence)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 90 kb)
From: Local Government Association ( Officials)
Dated: 24/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 172 kb)
From: Local Government Yorkshire & Humber (Vicky Egunlusi)
Dated: 06/02/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 143 kb)
From: Localise West Midlands (Karen Leach)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 207 kb)
From: London Councils (Stephen Lord)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 228 kb)
From: London First (Irving Yass)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 103 kb)
From: London First (Irving Yass)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 63 kb)
From: North West Regional Assembly (Executive Board)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 210 kb)
From: Soth West Local Councils Association ( officials)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 134 kb)
From: South East County Leaders (Becky Whale)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 169 kb)
From: South East England Regional Authority (Martin Tugwell)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 50 kb)
From: South West Local Government Association ( officials)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 195 kb)
From: Sparsity Partnership for Authorities Delivering Rural Services (SPARSE) & Rural Services Partnership (Rob Hindle)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 59 kb)
From: Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) ( Officials)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 158 kb)
From: West Midlands Regional Assembly (Cllr David S Smith)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 135 kb)
From: West Midlands Shire Councils (Peter Davenport)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 83 kb)
 
Regional bodies
From: English Region's Network (Paul Bevan)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 232 kb)
From: Merseytravel (Neil Scales)
Dated: 17/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 144 kb)
From: Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( Officials)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 158 kb)
From: Passenger Transport Executives Group (Jonathan Bray)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 186 kb)
 
National bodies
From: Audit Commission (Steve Bundred)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 145 kb)
From: City and Guilds Institute (Keith Embleton)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 96 kb)
From: Council for National Parks (Ruth Chambers)
Dated: 16/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 214 kb)
From: Learning and Skills Council (Priya Gussain)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 57 kb)
 
Government organisations
From: House of Commons (Andrew Stunell MP)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 78 kb)
From: National Assembly for Wales (Ann Jones)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 39 kb)
 
Campaign organisations
From: Campaign to Protect Rural England ( Officials)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 279 kb)
From: Campaign to Protect Rural England ( Officials)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 175 kb)
From: Freight on Rail (Philippa Edmunds)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 0 kb)
From: IsitFair? (Christine Melsom)
Dated: 15/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 240 kb)
From: LVT Campaign (Henry Law David Mills)
Dated: 10/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 98 kb)
 
Community groups
From: Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & District Residents Association (John Sprackling)
Dated: 08/12/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 83 kb)
 
Other selected groups
From: Academy for Sustainable Communities (Gill Taylor)
Dated: 22/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 85 kb)
From: Core Cities (Chris Murray)
Dated: 23/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 245 kb)
From: f40 Group (Doug Allan)
Dated: 02/02/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 69 kb)
From: Institute for Public Policy Research - Centre for Cities (Dermot Finch)
Dated: 18/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 247 kb)
From: Institute of Revenues Ratings and Valuations (Gary Watson)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 106 kb)
From: Local Government Information Unit (Janet Sillett)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 101 kb)
From: Local Government Information Unit (John Wynn (Officers))
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 50 kb)
From: London First (Judith Salomon)
Dated: 31/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 131 kb)
From: Royal Town Planning Institute (Rynd Smith)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 120 kb)
From: The Law Society (Steven Durno)
Dated: 19/01/07. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 103 kb)
Contact details
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