Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 20 July 2021 10.00 am
Venue: Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Contact: Diane Richards, Committee Officer; Telephone: 07925 353478; Email: [email protected] Alison Bell, Head of Communications; Telephone: 07887 832 918; Email: [email protected]
Link: meeting broadcast
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Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and expressed thanks to the previous Chair of the Committee, former Assembly Member Murad Qureshi, and to all past members of the Committee. 1.2 The Chair highlighted the joint work of the Housing Committee and the Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee on building safety, as reflected in the agenda papers. 1.3 The Chair noted the reply from Eddie Hughes MP, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, to the Committee’s recent letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local government in regards to bringing forward the abolishment of section 21 evictions. This letter would come to the next meeting of the Committee for formal noting. 1.4 Today’s business would be about one of the most important issues facing London, how cities will tackle the climate emergency. With London’s home’s responsible for one third of our greenhouse gasses, the Chair explained it was important for the Housing Committee to consider how housing providers and the housing industry could tackle this issue. 1.5 Apologies for absence were received from Sem Moema AM, for whom Anne Clarke AM attended as a substitute.
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Declarations of Interests PDF 75 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Diane Richards, [email protected], 07925 353 478 The Committee is recommended to: (a) Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table 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 to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s). Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. 2.2 Siân Berry AM and Anne Clarke AM drew attention to their interests in the report as Members of the London Borough of Camden in respect of agenda item 9, and in the context of the invited guest from that Borough, although this did not preclude them from participating in the discussion. 2.3 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. |
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Membership of the Committee The Committee is recommended to note its membership and chairing arrangements, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 14 May 2021, as follows: Siân Berry AM (Chair)
Minutes: 3.1 Resolved: That the membership and chairing
arrangements for the Housing Siân Berry AM (Chair) Tony Devenish AM (Deputy Chairman) Elly Baker AM Andrew Boff AM Léonie Cooper AM Sem Moema AM |
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Terms of Reference The Committee is recommended to note its terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 14 May 2021, as follows: To examine and report on matters relating to housing in London and to lead on scrutiny of the Mayor’s Housing Strategy. Lead responsibility for scrutiny of: Homes for Londoners Board; GLA Land and Property Company; Homes for Londoners Board (HfL); Barking Riverside Limited; Greenwich Peninsula Strategic Board. Minutes: 4.1 Resolved: That the Committee’s terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 14 May 2021, be noted: To examine and report on matters relating to housing in London and to lead on scrutiny of the Mayor’s Housing Strategy. Lead responsibility for scrutiny of: Homes for Londoners Board; GLA Land and Property Company; Homes for Londoners Board (HfL); Barking Riverside Limited; Greenwich Peninsula Strategic Board. |
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Standing Delegations The Committee is asked to note the following standing delegations of authority to the Chair of the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 14 May 2021: (a) At its Annual Meeting on 1 May 2013, the Assembly agreed to delegate a general authority to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub-committees to respond on the relevant committee or sub-committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub-committee, where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting. (b) At the Plenary Meeting on 6 June 2019, the assembly agreed to delegate authority to Chairs of ordinary committees, sub-committees and working groups to agree, in consultation with the relevant party Group Lead Members and Deputy Chairs: (i) The detailed terms of reference for any investigation to be undertaken by the relevant committee, sub-committee or working group within its work programme as agreed by the GLA Oversight Committee, and any related project plans and arrangements for related site visits or informal meetings; and (ii) The topic and scope for any additional projects to be added to its ... view the full agenda text for item 5. Minutes: 5.1 Resolved: That the following standing delegations to the Chair of the Committee be noted: (a) At its Annual Meeting on 1 May 2013, the Assembly agreed to delegate a general authority to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub-committees to respond on the relevant committee or sub-committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub-committee, where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting. (b) At the Plenary Meeting on 6 June 2019, the Assembly agreed to delegate authority to Chairs of ordinary committees, sub-committees and working groups to agree, in consultation with the relevant party Group Lead Members and Deputy Chairs: (i) The detailed terms of reference for any investigation to be undertaken by the relevant committee, sub-committee or working group within its work programme as agreed by the GLA Oversight Committee, and any related project plans and arrangements for related site visits or informal meetings; and (ii) The topic and scope for any additional projects to be added to its work programme, where it is not practicable to secure prior approval from the GLA Oversight Committee and ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 9 February 2021 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record. Additional documents:
Minutes: 6.1 Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2021 be signed by the Chair as a correct record. |
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Summary List of Actions PDF 76 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Diane Richards, [email protected], 07925 353478 The Committee is recommended to note the completed, outstanding and closed actions arising from its previous meetings, and the additional correspondence sent and received. Additional documents:
Minutes: 7.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. 7.2 Resolved: That the completed, outstanding and closed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee, and the additional correspondence sent and received, be noted. |
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Mayor's Response to 5 Steps to Build on 'Everyone In' in London Report PDF 69 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Diane Richards, [email protected], 07925 353478 The Committee is recommended to note the response from the Mayor of London to the Housing Committee’s 5 Steps to Build on ‘Everyone In’ in London report, attached at Appendix 1. Additional documents: Minutes: 8.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. 8.2 Resolved: That the response from the Mayor of London to the Housing Committee’s 5 Steps to Build on ‘Everyone In’ in London report be noted. |
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Decarbonising London's Homes: The Challenge of Retrofitting PDF 65 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Stephanie Griffiths, [email protected], 07783 805834 The Committee is recommended to: (a) Note the report as background to putting questions to the invited guests and the subsequent discussion; and (b) Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead members, to agree any output from the discussion.
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Minutes: 9.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on decarbonising London’s Homes and the challenge of retrofitting to the following invited guests: · Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy; · James Hardy, Head of Energy, Greater London Authority (GLA); · Councillor Adam Harrison, Cabinet member for a sustainable Camden, London Borough of Camden; · Susan French, Chief Executive of Barnsbury Housing Association and Vice Chair of the g320; and · Bradley Tully, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). 9.2 A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1. 9.3 During the course of the discussion, the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy agreed to provide the following additional information: · Details of the current retrofitting programmes planned for the current Mayoral term and an assessment of the total number of homes within the programmes to be retrofitted; · Details of how the figures for the Innovation Partnership of a £10 billion market and 150,000 jobs were derived; · Whether any funding for retrofitting could be sought from within the unallocated grant from the Affordable Homes Programme; and · An update on the progress made against the Retrofit Accelerator aims. 9.4 The Chief ... view the full minutes text for item 9. |
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Housing Committee Work Programme PDF 50 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Stephanie Griffiths, s[email protected], 07783 805834 The Committee is recommended to: (a) Note its work programme and the additional activity undertaken since its last meeting, namely the informal briefing with the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison initiative and the Committee’s survey on housing during the pandemic; and (b) Delegate authority to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the Affordable Housing Monitor for publication. Additional documents: Minutes: 10.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. 10.2 Resolved: (a) That the work programme and additional activity undertaken since it last meeting, namely the informal briefing with the Women Leaving Prison initiative and the Committee’s survey on housing during the pandemic, be noted; and (b) That authority be delegated to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the Affordable Housing Monitor for publication. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next scheduled meeting of the Housing Committee will take place at 10.00am on 19 October 2021 in the Chamber, City Hall, subject to agreement by the London Assembly at its meeting on 15 July 2021. Minutes: 11.1 The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 19 October 2021 at 10.00 am in the Chamber, City Hall.
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Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent Minutes: 12.1 There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent. |
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Close of Meeting Minutes: 13.1 The meeting ended at 12.07 pm. |