Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 5 June 2018 10.00 am

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 note the membership and chairing arrangements for the Housing Committee, as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 10 May 2018, as follows:

Sian Berry AM (Chair)

Tom Copley AM (Deputy Chair)

Andrew Boff AM

Leonie Cooper AM

Tony Devenish AM

Nicky Gavron AM

David Kurten AM

That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Housing Committee, as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 10 May 2018, be noted as follows:

Sian Berry AM (Chair)

Tom Copley AM (Deputy Chair)

Andrew Boff AM

Leonie Cooper AM

Tony Devenish AM

Nicky Gavron AM

David Kurten AM

The Committee is recommended to note the following terms of reference for the Committee:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

· matters of importance to Greater London; and

· the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and the Functional Bodies

as they relate to housing matters in London.

2. To consider housing matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing committee.

3. To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within the terms of reference.

4. To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; climate change; and the promotion of opportunity.

4.1  Resolved:

That the terms of reference, as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 10 May as set out at Agenda Item 4 for the meeting be noted.

The Committee is recommended to note the following standing delegation:

At its Annual Meeting on 3 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.

5.1   Resolved:

That the following standing delegation of authority to the Chairman of the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 10 May 2018 and as set out below, be noted:

To respond on the 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.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 27 February 2018 and 15 March 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meetings held on 27 February 2018 and 15 March 2018 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 outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

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

7.2  Resolved:

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

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to the invited guests on housing delivery on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output from the discussion.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on housing delivery on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the following invited guests:

·  Rosanna Lawes, Executive Director of Development, London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC); and

·  Paul Brickell, Executive Director, Regeneration and Community Partnerships, LLDC.

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

8.3  During the course of the discussion, Members requested the following additional information from London Legacy Development Corporation:

·  A map outlining how many residential homes and what infrastructure will be built on the Park;

·  Clarity around why only 38% of planning permissions targeted were granted for the park in 2017 and whether this will be an issue for future years;

·  Clarity on why only 74 out of 753 homes built were affordable in 2017 and how many of these were social or affordable rent;

·  Clarity on the ratio of low cost rent to intermediate homes built by the LLDC at the Olympic Park and how this relates to the requirements in the Local Plan;

·  A breakdown of each site on the Park including the numbers and percentage of affordable housing expected to be built;

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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 work programme, as set out in the report.

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

9.2  Resolved:

That the work programme, as set out in the report, be agreed.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 3 July 2018 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

10.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 3 July 2018 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

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

12.1  The meeting ended at 12.45pm.