§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many of the members of the Policy Action Teams are resident in the neighbourhoods identified by the Social Exclusion Unit as especially disadvantaged; [127326]
(2) how many of the (a) members, and (b) advisers to the Social Exclusion Unit are residents of the 3,000 neighbourhoods that the Social Exclusion Unit has identified as being especially disadvantaged. [127327]
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§ Marjorie MowlamPolicy Action Team members were chosen to reflect a wide range of backgrounds, knowledge and experience of issues affecting deprived areas. Information is not held about members' home addresses.
SEU reports have consistently pointed out that there is no universally agreed definition of a deprived area.
The members of the SEU, both its staff and its advisers, are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds, knowledge and experience, both within and outside Government.