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Cllr Paul Watson, Leader, Sunderland City Council Cllr Celia Gofton, Portfolio Holder, Responsive Services and Customer Care, Sunderland City Council Dr Dave Smith, Chief Executive, Sunderland City Council Cllr Robert Oliver, Conservative Group Leader, Sunderland City Councillors Cllr Colin Wakefield, Leader of Independent Councillors, Sunderland City Councillors Cllr David Tate, Chair of the Scrutiny Committee, Sunderland City Councillors Cllr Dianne Snowdon, Sunderland City Councillors Cllr Michael Mordey, Policy Member, City Services, Sunderland City Councillors Cllr Paul Watson, Chair, Association of North East Councils Cllr Iain Malcolm, Leader, South Tyneside Council, Association of North East Councils Cllr Jeff Reid, Leader, Northumberland County Council, Association of North East Councils Cllr Judith Wallace, Deputy Mayor of North Tyneside, Association of North East Councils Alan Wright, Chairman, City of Sunderland ConservativesLocal political party officials Cllr Tom Wright, Secretary, Washington and Sunderland West Constituency Labour Party and Chair, Sunderland City Labour Group, Local political party officials Geoff Pryke, Delegated Nominating Officer, Wearside Liberal Democrats

David Montague, Group Chief Executive, L&Q David Lunts, Executive Director, Housing and Regeneration, Greater London Authority David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation Professor Christine Whitehead, London School of Economics Sir Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive, Home and Communities Agency

Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England