Communities and Local Government Committee Formal minutes Monday 23 May 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Jim McMahon Mary Robinson Mr Mark Prisk Alison Thewliss 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Department for Communities and Local Government Main Estimate 2016-17 Ordered, That the Department for Communities and Local Government Main Estimate 2016- 17 Memorandum, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Homelessness Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Homelessness (HOL) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 157 Welsh Government 158 Pathway and Faculty for Homeless Health 159 Homeless Link 160 Avalon Cabins Ltd [Adjourned till Monday 6 June at 3.30 p.m. Monday 6 June 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman Jim McMahon Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss 1. 100 per cent retention of business rates: issues for consideration Draft Report (100 per cent retention of business rates: issues for consideration), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the report are published in the First Report of the Committee, HC 241. 2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 3. Business Rates Ordered, That correspondence relating to Business Rates be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Homelessness Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Homelessness (HOL) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 161 Phoenix Futures 162 University of Southampton Ross Symonds, author of 'Homeless in Bristol' blog, Daisy-May Hudson, director of 'Half Way' film, and Mateasa Grant, Crisis 'mystery shopper'; Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Heriot-Watt University, and Professor Sarah Johnsen, Heriot-Watt University, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 13 June at 3.45 p.m. Monday 13 June 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman Jim McMahon Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Homelessness Ordered, That written evidence relating to Homelessness (HOL) submitted by Mrs Helen Joberns, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government; Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health, and Peter Searle, Director, Working age benefits, Department for Work and Pensions, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 14 June at 9.30 a.m. Tuesday 14 June 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Helen Hayes Jim McMahon Julian Knight Mr Mark Prisk David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss 1. Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Homes and Communities Agency Sir Edward Lister, the Government’s preferred candidate, gave oral evidence. Draft Report (Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Homes and Communities Agency), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the report are published in the Second Report of the Committee, HC 41. [Adjourned till Monday 27 June at 3.30 p.m. Monday 27 June 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Homelessness Ordered, That written evidence relating to Homelessness (HOL) submitted by the Department for Health, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Planning Ordered, That Kelvin MacDonald be appointed as a Specialist Adviser to advise the Committee on planning and related matters. 4. Local Authority Commissioners Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Local Authority Commissioners (LAC) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 02 Tower Hamlets Election Petitioners 03 Telford and Wrecken Council’s Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee 04 Dr Laurence Ferry 05 Mr Zulfqar Ahmed 07 RCS 08 Ms Jane Swallow 09 Rotherham Commissioners 10 Sir Ken Knight 11 Rotherham Council 12 Local Government Association 13 London Borough of Tower Hamlets 14 UKIP 15 Venture Taxis 16 Department for Communities and Local Government 17 T Appleyard 18 Rotherham Council 21 Gerry O’Leary Councillor Chris Read, Leader, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Mary Ney, Supporting Commissioner, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, John Biggs, Mayor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and Sir Ken Knight, Lead Commissioner, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 4 July at 3.45 p.m. Monday 4 July 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Julian Knight 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Adult Social Care Ordered, That Raphael Wittenberg, London School of Economics, and Emerita Professor Caroline Glendinning be appointed as Specialist Advisers to advise the Committee in relation to Adult Social Care. 3. Local Plans Expert Group Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Local Plans Expert Group (LEG) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 01 Mr Shaun Cunningham 02 Mr Steve Lees 03 McCarthy and Stone 06 Society of Poole Men 07 Historic Houses Association 08 British Society for Population Studies 09 CLA 10 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 11 National Trust 12 Wildlife and Countryside Link 13 Local Government Association 14 Gladman Developments Ltd 15 CPRE 16 Dover District Council 17 Turley and Peel Land and Property 18 Friends of the Earth 19 Town and Country Planning Association 20 Woodland Trust 22 Allyson Spicer 24 Heritage Alliance 25 British Property Federation 26 Royal Town Planning Institute 27 Community Voice on Planning 29 Historic England 30 South East England Councils 31 Mr Gregory Ball 32 Theatres Trust 33 Jam Consult Ltd 34 RIBA 35 Green Balance 36 Hambleton District Council 37 RSPB 38 Shropshire Council 39 CPRE Lancashire 40 CIHT 41 Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers: England 42 Mrs Angela Stevens 43 RICS 44 London Borough of Islington 45 Civic Voice 46 Opinion Research Services Ltd 47 Peter Brett Associates 48 Fleur Perry 49 Dr Robert Pritchard 50 Home Builders Federation 52 London Forum of Amenity and Civic Society 4. Local Plans Expert Group Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 18 July at 3.30 p.m. Monday 18 July 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson Julian Knight 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Homelessness Draft Report (Homelessness), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, HC 40. 3. Local Authority Commissioners Ordered, That written evidence relating to Local Authority Commissioners (LAC) submitted by Sir Derek Myers, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Local Plans Expert Group Kelvin MacDonald declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix). Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Local Plans Expert Group (LEG) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 53 Justin Gardner Consulting 54 Lepus Consulting Ltd 55 City of London Corporation John Rhodes OBE, Chair, Local Plans Expert Group, and Matthew Spry, Special Adviser to the Local Plans Expert Group, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 20 July at 10.00 a.m. Wednesday 20 July 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Helen Hayes Mary Robinson David Mackintosh 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Local Authority Commissioners Draft Report (Government interventions: the use of Commissioners in Rotherham Metropolitan District Council and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 42. [Adjourned till Monday 5 September at 3.45 p.m. Monday 5 September 2016 Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman Jim McMahon Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson Julian Knight Alison Thewliss David Mackintosh 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Adult Social Care Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 002 Anon Anon 003 Adaptive Technology Europe Ltd 004 Ribble Valley Citizens Advice Bureau 005 Dr Elizabeth Guest 006 Solitaire Home Care Services 008 Bedford Citizens Housing Association 009 Housing Learning and Improvement Network 010 London Borough of Havering 011 Inclusion London 012 East Sussex County Council 014 St Helens Council 016 Coverage Care Services 018 College of Occupational Therapists 019 Shared Lives Plus 020 Kent Integrated Care Alliance 021 Horizon Senior Care Ltd 023 Tunstall Healthcare 024 Mr Robin Sutton 025 UNISON 026 Jon Glasby 027 Care Association Alliance 028 Ann Coffey 029 Techscheme Ltd 030 Care Sector Innovations 031 Three Cs Support 032 The Abbeyfield Maidenhead Society Ltd 033 Surrey Care Association 034 Brighterkind 035 Kent County Council 036 Mrs Mandy Abbey 037 Nutricia: Advanced Medical Nutrition 038 Mr Clive Lewis 039 Lady Iveta Kurpniece 040 Mrs Jane Caygill 041 Chartered Institute of Housing 042 Somerset Care Ltd 043 VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) 044 Lancashire Care Association Co.