Departments: Ministerial Responsibilities Mrs. Lait To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the ministerial responsibilities of each of her ministerial team are. Hazel Blears The ministerial responsibilities of each member of the CLG ministerial team are outlined as follows. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Right hon. Hazel Blears MP Overall responsibility for the Department and its policies, including departmental strategic objectives (DSOs); public service agreement (PSA) targets; comprehensive spending review settlement Empowering communities and citizens Olympics legacy Minister for Housing Yvette Cooper MP Lead responsibility for: housing policy and programmes (Homebuy and shared ownership, low and zero-carbon housing, eco-towns, homelessness, HMR pathfinders, social housing, HIPs), including housing elements of the comprehensive spending review and PSAs; and planning reform (town and country planning); and representing the Department in Cabinet on these areas of policy Physical and housing-related regeneration and sponsor minister for new Homes Agency implementation Housing and Regeneration Bill Urban policy and design Sustainable development and climate change: including the code for sustainable homes and building regulations Minister for the Thames Gateway, new growth points and growth areas Olympics legacy issues Minister for Local Government John Healey MP Lead responsibility for local government policy and finance, including local government pensions and Supporting People Cities and regions (including lead minister for the Greater London Authority Bill) Government offices Neighbourhood renewal and tackling disadvantage (including neighbourhood renewal fund; new deal for communities; LEGI) Planning for major infrastructure, and the Planning Bill Resilience and recovery from flooding Overview of fire and rescue service Community engagement and empowerment; Quirk review Overview of liveability Joint Chair of the London Resilience Forum Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Parmjit Dhanda MP Cohesion (including joint chair of Migration Impacts Forum) Preventing violent extremism Fire and rescue service Support on local government policy and finance (including local government pensions) Sponsor Minister for Valuation Tribunal Service Planning casework for East Midlands; East; London; South East; Olympics cases; (includes all cases in the growth areas) Support on planning for major infrastructure, and the Planning Bill Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Iain Wright MP Support on all aspects of housing policy and programmes and town and country planning, and physical and housing-related regeneration, including decent homes, housing market renewal, and homelessness Support for Housing and Regeneration Bill Support on urban policy and urban design; code for sustainable homes; building regulations Climate change and sustainable development Ordnance Survey (shareholder Minister) Phone masts Sponsor for Audit Commission Gypsies and Travellers Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Baroness Andrews of Southover Departmental business in the House of Lords Responsibility for departmental contribution to the Respect agenda Support on Supporting People (including individual budgets) Support on neighbourhood renewal and tackling disadvantage (including neighbourhood renewal fund; new deal for communities; LEGI) Liveability Planning casework for Yorkshire and Humber; North East; South West; West Midlands; North West Planning inspectorate sponsor Ordnance Survey (client Minister) Disabled facilities grant National strategy for an ageing society Third sector strategy Supporting on community engagement and empowerment; Quirk review Digital inclusion Champion Minister for culture and regeneration