Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Wednesday 8 November 2017 2.00 pm

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

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).

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 of the Committee held on 5 October 2017 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2017 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

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

4.2  Resolved:

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

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by Sian Berry AM, the Chair of the Housing Committee, under delegated authority, following consultation with the party Group Lead Members, namely to agree any output arising from the discussion on Hidden Homelessness.

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

5.2   Resolved:

That the Committee noted the action taken under delegated authority by the Chair to agree am output on the discussion on hidden homelessness.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to putting questions to the invited guests on the Mayor’s draft Housing Strategy.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the Mayor of London’s draft Housing Strategy to guests.

6.2  The Chair welcomed the following invited guests to the meeting for panel 1:

·  Paul Hackett, Chief Executive, Optivo and Chair of g15;

·  Richard Blyth, Head of Policy, Royal Town Planning Institute;

·  Barry Mortimer, Director, Federation of Master Builders London; and

·  Pat Turnball, London Tenants Federation.

6.3  A transcript of this discussion is attached as Appendix 1.

6.4  The Chair welcomed the following invited guests to the meeting for panel 2:

·  James Murray, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development; and

·  James Clark, Senior Manager – Housing Strategy, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority.

6.5  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 2.

6.6  During the course of the discussion, Members requested the following additional information from the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development:

·  Details on the timings for both the Strategic Housing Market Assessment & Strategic Housing Land Assessment documents, including publication dates; and

·  Further information on targets for the increased number of smaller builders that are involved in building homes in London.

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Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to agree the update to the work programme for the 2017/18 Assembly Year, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4 of the report.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the updated work programme for 2017/18 Assembly year, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4 of the report.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 December 2017 at 10.00am am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 5 December 2017 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

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

10.1  The meeting ended at 4.25pm.