Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 2 December 2014 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  Nicky Gavron AM had informed the Chair that due to her attendance at the meeting of the Audit Panel, that was taking place simultaneously, she would not be present for the start of the meeting.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)    Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, set out in the tables at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)    Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 11 November 2014 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 November 2014 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dan Maton; [email protected]; 020 7983 4681

The Committee is recommended to note the report, including the affordable housing monitoring information attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

That the report and discussion be noted.

5.3  In accordance with Standing Order 2.2D, the Chair took the next three items in a different order than that set out on the agenda.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to note the response from the Mayor to the report No Going Back: Breaking the Cycle of Rough Sleeping and Homelessness.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the response from the Mayor to the report No Going Back: Breaking the Cycle of Rough Sleeping and Homelessness, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lorraine Ford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4394

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

That the work programme be noted.

The next meeting of the Housing Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 20 January 2015 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday 20 January 2015 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian O’Sullivan; [email protected]; 020 7983 6540

The Committee is recommended to note:

(a)  Note the action taken under delegated authority by the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the scoping paper and terms of reference for the Committee’s investigation into affordable home ownership in London, as attached at Appendix 1 of the report; and

(b)  Note the report as background to discussing with invited guests key issues involved in increasing affordable home ownership in London.

9.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on affordable home ownership in London to the following invited guests:

·  Sheron Carter, Chief Executive, Gateway Housing Association;

·  Anna Clarke, Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research;

·  VidhyaAlakeson, Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation; and

·  Neil Stubbings, Head of Housing, London Borough of Hillingdon.

9.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

9.3  Resolved:

That the report and discussion be noted.

10.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

11.1  The meeting ended at 12.00 noon.