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. Ltd 045 Precious Caring Ltd 046 British Medical Association 048 Hull City Council 049 The Camphill Village Trust 050 Silver Voices 051 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority 052 Scope 053 The Brendoncare Foundation 054 Anson Care Services 056 Dr Keith Blois 057 Martha Trust 058 LivesthroughFriends CIC 059 The Avenues Group Trust 060 Parkinson’s UK 061 Jewish Care 062 Kent Integrated Care Alliance 063 BASW 064 Fincch Ltd 065 Heritage Care 066 International Longevity Centre UK 067 Independent Age 068 Vanguard 069 Sir Stephen Bubb 070 Alzheimer’s Society 071 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists 072 Nottingham City Council 073 Guild Care 074 Action for M.E. 075 Local Government Association 076 Camphill Family and Friends 077 Lifeways Group 078 Foundations 079 SIGOMA 080 Disability Rights UK 081 Royal College of Nursing 083 Thurrock Coalition 084 United for All Ages 085 Catherine Emma Gibbons 086 Prison Reform Trust 087 ResPublica 088 Brunelcare 089 Headway – the brain injury association 090 Action on Hearing Loss 091 Surrey Care Association 092 Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers CIC 093 Save Autism Services Haringey 094 Mrs Rosemary Trustam 095 Jackie Luland 096 Down’s Syndrome Association 097 Bupa UK 098 Care England 099 Registered Nursing Home Association 100 South West England 101 Healthwatch Cambridgeshire 102 Paul Milton 103 Norfolk County Council 104 Carers Trust 105 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 106 Home of Comfort for Invalids 107 The Disabilities Trust 108 Leonard Cheshire Disability 109 Isle of Wight Council 110 Later Life Ambitions 112 Motor Neurone Disease Association 113 Choice Care Group 114 National Care Forum 115 United Response 116 Sense 117 MHA 119 Hft 120 Cornwall Partners in Care 121 British Red Cross 122 Rochdale Borough Council 123 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 124 The Alliance for Camphill 125 Exalon Autonomy Group Ltd 126 Home Group 127 Liverpool City Council 128 Midland Heart Ltd 129 London Borough of Camden 130 Newcastle City Council 131 Local Government Ombudsman 132 Bristol City Council 133 London Borough of Newham 134 ADASS 135 Southern Healthcare 136 Learning Disability England 137 Royal National Institute of Blind People 138 Rutland County Council 139 NW ADASS 140 Learning Disability Voices 3. 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:
22 Cllr Peter Golds 23 Sir Derek Myers
4. 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:
53 Justin Gardner Consulting 54 Lepus Consulting Ltd 55 City of London Corporation
5. Rent Reduction
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Rent Reduction, from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Homelessness Reduction Bill
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Homelessness Reduction Bill (HRB) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
01 Andy Gale 02 City of York Council 03 Ryedale District Council 04 Association of Housing Advice Services 05 The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance 06 Homeless Link 07 Waverley Borough Council 08 National Landlords Association 09 Generation Rent 10 Local Government Association 11 Salford City Council 12 Greater Manchester Housing Needs Group 13 Braintree District Council 14 National Practitioner Support Service 15 Crawley Borough Council 16 The Children’s Society 17 London Councils 18 Runnymede Borough Council 19 Harrow Council 20 Crisis 21 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 22 West London Housing Partnership 23 Centrepoint 24 Guildford Borough Council 25 London Borough of Redbridge 26 Wandsworth Council 27 Joseph Rowntree Foundation 28 The London Borough of Lewisham 29 NOAH Enterprise 30 Shelter 31 Bedford Borough Council 32 Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) 33 East London Housing Partnership 34 The Papercup Project 35 St Mungo’s
Kate Webb, Head of Policy, Shelter, Matthew Downie, Director of Policy and External Affairs, Crisis, Dominic Williamson, Executive Director of Strategy and Policy, St Mungo's, Justine Harris, Housing Options Manager, Brighton and Hove City Council, Rhys Makinson, Director of Housing Support Services, London Borough of Camden, Councillor Frank Hont, Cabinet Member for Housing, Liverpool City Council, and Heather Wood, Head of Housing Advice and Options, South Cambridgeshire District Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 September at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 12 September 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss Julian Knight
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Berlin in connection with its inquiries into Adult Social Care and Capacity in the home building industry.
2. Homelessness Reduction Bill
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Homelessness Reduction Bill (HRB) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
36 YMCA England 37 Agenda 38 Clara St Kilda 39 Housing Law Practitioners Association 40 Elmbridge Borough Council 41 Greater London Authority
3. Adult Social Care
Professor Caroline Glendinning and Mr Raphael Wittenberg declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
141 Lancashire County Council 142 Knowsley Council 143 Humberside Independent Care Association Ltd 145 British Healthcare Trades Association 146 Gateshead Council 147 Essex Independent Care Association 148 Turning Point 149 London Councils 150 Leicester City Council 151 Age UK 152 Healthwatch Essex 153 The Health Foundation 154 Recovery Focus 155 Care and Support Alliance 156 Richmond Mencap 157 Eden Futures 158 Merton Centre for Independent Living 159 Haringey Council 160 Co-operatives UK 161 Carers UK 162 West Berkshire Council 163 National AIDS Trust 164 Centre for Welfare Reform 165 Miss Fleur Perry 166 St Ronans Care Home 167 Sefton Council 168 The Relatives and Residents Association 169 Ms Heather Falconer 170 Real Life Options 171 ASASS South East Region 172 South East Strategic Leaders 173 United Kingdom Homecare Association 174 Royal College of Psychiatrists 175 The Salvation Army 176 Mrs Susan Hurst 177 Mrs Jenny Piercy 178 Mr Duncan Cameron 179 Botton Village Families Group 180 Mrs Kay Wilson 181 Mrs Elizabeth Robertson 182 Mr William Walker 183 Mrs Fran Francis 184 Mr Derek Peedell 185 Mrs Mary Peedell 186 Mr Max White 187 Mrs Pippa Unwin 190 Mrs Christine Dunlop 191 Mrs Sally Murray-Jones 192 Surrey County Council 195 Cambridgeshire County Council, Essex County Council, Hertfordshire County Coucil, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, Southend Council and Thurrock Council 197 Elder 198 The Kings Fund and the Nuffield Trust 199 Northamptonshire County Council 200 National Audit Office 203 Shaping Our Lives 204 County Councils Network 205 National Pensioners Convention 206 Ms Jayne Swallow
Vicky McDermott, Chair, Care and Support Alliance, Dr José-Luis Fernández, Deputy Director, Personal Social Services Research Unit, LSE, and Richard Humphries, Assistant Director Policy, The King's Fund, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 September at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss Jim McMahon
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Homelessness Reduction Bill Giles Peaker, Executive Member for Parliamentary Liaison, Housing Law Practitioners Association, Chris Norris, Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Research, National Landlords Association, Neil Wightman, Co-Chair, Association of Housing Advice Services, and Lindsay Megson, Head of Service, National Practitioners Support Service; Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Local Government, and Dee O'Donnell, Head, Homelessness and Support Division, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 10 October at 3.15 p.m.
Monday 10 October 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Homelessness Reduction Bill
Draft Report (Homelessness Reduction Bill), 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 Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 635.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Homelessness Reduction Bill (HRB) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
42 London Borough of Newham 43 North London Housing Partnership 44 Westminster City Council 45 Birmingham City Council 46 The Riverside Group Ltd 47 Chartered Institute of Housing 48 Southwark Council 49 Crisis 50 Housing Justice 51 Harrow Council 52 London Borough of Camden 53 The Salvation Army 54 Maidstone Borough Council 56 Neil Morland Housing Consultant Ltd 58 Reigate & Banstead BC 59 Nottingham City Homelessness Prevention Strategic Implementation Group 60 Sevenoaks District Council 61 Mole Valley District Council
3. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
001 David Cooper & Co 002 Mr Daniel Scharf 003 McCarthy & Stone 004 Farnham PLACE Group 005 The Smith Institute 06 Land Planning Associates 007 International Longevity Centre UK 008 ATTMA 009 Residential Landlords Association 010 South Gloucestershire Council 011 The Hyde Group 012 University of Northampton 013 Mr Daniel Bentley 014 Swan Housing 015 Places for People Group 016 Council of Mortgage Lenders 017 Peabody 018 Norfolk Homes Ltd 019 Council of Mortgage Lenders 020 South East England Councils 021 Shelter 022 HWO Architects 023 Dr Tim Brown 024 The Nationwide Foundation 025 Royal Town Planning Institute 026 The Intergenerational Foundation 027 Urban Development Ltd 028 247 Living UK Ltd 029 Enevate Building Systems Ltd 030 Professor Nicholas Whitehouse 031 Dr Sarah Payne 032 Local Government Association 033 Affordable Homes UK & Benfield ATT Group 034 South Norfolk Council 035 Chartered Institute for Archaeologists 036 Savills plc 037 Association of Local Govt Archaeological Officers 038 Bioregional 039 Devonshire Homes Ltd 040 g15 041 Cheyne Capital 042 Taylor Wimpey UK 043 District Councils Network 044 Regeneration X 045 Rated People 046 Larkfleet Homes 048 LendInvest 049 London Borough of Newham 050 Demos 051 Building and Social Housing Foundation 052 Rentplus 053 Westbuild Homes 054 CIH 055 Leeds City Council 056 L&Q 057 Sheffield Hallam University 058 Woodland Trust 059 Home Builders Federation 060 Greater Manchester Combined Authority 061 Campaign to Protect Rural England (Kent) 062 Mr Terry Adams 063 National Housing Federation 064 Igloo Regeneration 065 RIBA 066 London Borough of Southwark 067 Beau Homes 068 DCLG 069 Westbuild Homes 070 Funding Options Ltd 071 Federation of Master Builders 072 CITB 073 Mayor of London
4. Public Parks
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
001 Mrs Sue Korman 002 Grenville Nation 003 Mrs Susan Lofthouse 004 Friends of Queens Park 005 Ms Julia Matcham 006 Sarah Hughes 007 Mr Ian Mursell 008 Sally Cranfield 009 Mrs Belinda Walker 010 Dr Isabelle de Zoysa 011 Mr Clive Durdle 012 Mr David Geall 013 Clapham Park West Residents Association 014 Mrs Anita Grice-Goldsmith 015 Leicestershire Local Access Forum 016 Mr George Broughton 017 Esther Priestley 018 David Harrison 020 Mrs Mary Gange 021 Friends of Robinswood Hill 022 Mr A R Bowden 023 Mrs Mechelle Jacques 024 Trafford Labour Group 026 Friends of Page Park 027 Mrs Rhoda Burns 028 Mr Phil Pairpoint 029 S:Park 030 Trees and Design Action Group 032 Haggerston Park User Group 033 The Froglife Trust 034 British Crown Green Bowling Association 035 Malmesbury Concert Band 036 Mr Anthony Coyle 037 Lynda Cole 038 Newcastle Parks Forum 039 Mrs Ann Gates 040 Francisco Aguilar 041 M I H Becket 042 Friends of Trafford’s Parks and Green Spaces 043 Ms Rosemary Perkins 044 walking 4 health 045 Mrs Sarah Witney 046 Urban Pollinators Ltd 047 Mr Graeme Moore 049 Dr Lydia Plackett 050 Mr Ian Stewart 051 Friends of Moss Bank Park 052 Ardington and Lockinge Parish Council 053 Better Archway Forum 054 Mr Jeremy Stone 055 Field Studies Council 056 Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford 057 Friends of Leazes Park 058 Mr Christopher Worman MBE 059 Highfield Park Trust 060 London Tree Officers Association 061 Pavilions for Music CIC 062 Dog Owners Against Discrimination 063 Friends of Moss Bank Park 064 Mr Mark Driver 065 Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens 066 Friends of West End Park 067 Hampshire Gardens Trust 068 Gloucester Local Access Forum 069 Learning through Landscapes 070 Mr Keith Brackstone 071 Friends of Queens Park 072 Friends of Mewsbrook Park 073 Friends of Abington Park 075 Friends of Herrington Country Park 076 Dr Julian Kennedy 077 Mr Rob Burns 078 Mrs Jane Edwards 079 Friends of Lilford Park CiC 082 Professor Emerita Annabelle Mark 083 Heather Williams 084 The Parks Alliance 085 Mrs Julia Trocme-Latter 086 Friends of St James’ Garden 088 Friends of Normanton Park 089 Mr Ken Johnson 090 Mr William Hodgkinson 091 Lynn Good 092 Core Cities Parks and Greenspace Group 093 Friends of Chapeltown & High Green Parks 094 Ms Dawn Carey Jones 095 Friends of Chapeltown & High Green Parks 096 Friends of Walkden Gardens, Sale 097 Friends of Victoria Park (Stafford) 098 Mr Ruari Muir 099 Derbyshire County Council 100 Tyne & Wear Joint Local Access Forum 101 Bernays Gardens Community Group 102 The Kennel Club 103 The Parks Agency Ltd 104 Staffordshire County Council 105 Harrow Recreation Ground Steering Group 106 Mrs Margaret Boggs 107 Mrs Stephanie Roberts 108 Botanic Gardens Community Association 109 OPENspace research centre, University of Edinburgh 110 Dr Wendy Rees 111 Vision-Redbridge Culture and Leisure 112 Ivybridge Town Council 113 Friends of Kennington Park 114 Mr Martin Small 115 Mr David Roberts 116 Waterplay Solutions Ltd 117 Friends of Waterloo Seafront Gardents 119 Streatham Common Cooperative 122 Mr Maxwell Lang 127 Green Space Wales 128 Maureen Clark-Darby 129 Mrs Gillian Costello 130 Friends of Kingswood Park 131 Friends of Chase Green 132 Berkshire Gardens Trust 134 Mrs Michelle Furtado 135 Durham County Council 136 The Land Trust 137 The Friends of Muswell Hill Playing Fields 138 Friends of Brockwell Park 139 Friends of Barnes Park Sunderland 140 Mrs Kate Martin 141 Friends of Longrun Meadow 142 Mr Bernard Sheridan 143 Friends of Wandsworth Park 144 Rimrose Valley Friends 145 Birmingham & Black Country Local Nature Partnership 146 Sefton Council 147 Keep Britain Tidy 148 Save Haggerston Park 149 ResPublica 150 Biggin Hill Friends of the Parks 151 The Ramblers 152 England Athletics 153 Dorset Local Access Forum 154 Miss Charlotte Pither 155 Friends of Longford Park 156 University of Leeds 157 Plymouth Open Spaces Network 158 Cheshire East Local Access Forum 160 Mr Gregory Gale 161 Open Spaces Society 162 London Geodiversity Partnership 163 Dr Dan Bloomfield 164 London Green Spaces Friends Groups Network 165 Mr William McKinney 166 Friends of Lordship Rec 168 Felling Activity Project Group 169 Save Lea Marshes 170 Alan Darnell 171 Coventry City Council 172 Dr Terence Hegarty 173 Newcastle University 174 Ms Sarah Couch 176 Dr Paul Norman 177 Greenspace Scotland 178 Play Torbay 179 Vicky Cole 180 Harrow Parks Forum 181 ParksHerts 183 Ms Susan Palmer 184 Mr Peter McKay 185 Play Wales 186 Sport and Recreation Alliance 187 Dr Ian Mell 188 Friends of High Hazels Park 189 Warley Woods Community Trust 190 Paths for All 191 Borough of Poole 192 The Gardens Trust 193 Southwark Council 194 NALC 195 Historic England 196 Friends of Shepherds Hill Gardens 197 Mr Wasyl Strutynskyj 198 Essex Bridleways Association 199 Friends of Blythe Hill Fields 201 Friends of Bromley Town Parks and Gardens 202 Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve 203 Friends of Vauxhall Park 204 Mrs Christina Wakefield 205 Enfield Council 206 Consortium of Friends of Enfield’s Parks 207 Mr Reginald Norgan 208 Dr Claudio De Magalhaes 209 Mr Harvey Hamilton-Thorpe 210 The Upper Street Residents Association 211 CPRE London 212 London Parks Benchmarking Group 214 Mr Colin Horton 215 Nene Park Trust 216 Friends of Saltwell Park 217 Friends of the Vines Rochester 218 Highbury Community Association 219 Friends of the Tarn 220 The Friends of Meads Parks and Gardens 221 Mr Nigel Neil 222 The Friends of Priory Park Warwick 223 Friends of Victoria Park Leicester 225 Eltham North Conservatives 226 Ronald Stewart 227 Bristol Parks Forum 228 Little Forest Folk Ltd 229 Parks for London 230 Ms Vida Kwotuah 231 Friends of Onchan Park 232 Mrs Clare O’Meara 233 South Ashford Community Forum 234 Mrs Donna Goodsell 235 Friends of Gladstone Park 236 Gary Lovelock 237 The Clapham Society 238 Rosalind Merrick 239 38% 241 Rugby Borough Council 242 Mr Nicholas Dyson 243 Friends of Kelvingrove Park 244 Sheffield Civic Trust 245 Friends of Langmeads 246 Nesta 247 Mrs Susanna Norris 248 Friends of Caversham Court Gardens 249 Heather Martin 250 Professor Robert Lee
5. Rotherham Taxis
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Rotherham Taxis, with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Department for Communities and Local Government delays
Ordered, That correspondence relating to delays, with the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. 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:
210 Bristol Disability Forum 211 NHSCC 212 Mr Colin Slasberg 216 DCLG & DoH 217 The Co-operative Party
Ray James, Immediate Past President, Association of Directors of Adult Social Care, Sarah Pickup, Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association, and James Lloyd, Associate Fellow, The Strategic Society Centre; Councillor Jason Arthur, Lead Member for Finance and Health, London Borough of Haringey, Councillor Colin Noble, Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, County Councils Network, and Tony Kirkham, Director of Resources, Newcastle City Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 17 October at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 17 October 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson Julian Knight Alison Thewliss David Mackintosh
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence relating to funding for supported housing, with the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Public Parks
Resolved, that the Committee visit Newcastle on 7 November in connection with its inquiry into Public Parks.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
081 Warwickshire County Council Parks Manager 251 Surrey Playing Fields 252 Stockport Council 253 Bath & North East Somerset Council 254 Mr Paul Reading 255 Birley Community Primary School 256 Groundwork 257 University of Westminster 258 South Gloucestershire Council 259 Lawn Tennis Association 260 Paul Milton 261 Live Nation Entertainment Inc 262 Dorset County Council 263 Harlow Council 264 Public Health England 265 Cheshire Gardens Trust 266 London Borough of Brent 267 Middlesbrough Parks and Green Spaces Forum 268 Surrey Parks and Countryside Forum 269 CPRE Lancashire 270 London Sport 271 Strategic Green and Open Spaces Review Board Liverpool 272 Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath Neighbourhood Forum 273 Friends of Finsbury Park 274 Ms Katharine Kirkbride 275 Heritage Lottery Fund 276 The Heath and Hampstead Society 277 Dulwich Park Friends 278 Urban FWAC Network 279 PlayBoard NI 280 Avenue House Estate Trust 281 The Clissold Park User Group 282 Stephen Hobbs 283 Pupils 2 Parliament 284 Friends of Grangewood Park 285 Hestercome Gardens Trust 286 Leeds Parks and Green Spaces Forum 287 Woodland Trust 288 Alex Schneiderman 289 Kent County Council 290 West Midlands Parks Forum 291 Living Streets 292 Centre for Diet and Activity Research, University of Cambridge 293 Maidstone Borough Council 294 Dorset Local Nature Partnership 295 Luton Friends of Parks and Green Spaces 296 Dr Abigail Gilmore 297 Arup 298 parkrun Ltd 299 Friends of Moor Nook Park 300 Landscape Institute 301 Mr Michael Rowan 302 Save the Beckenham 18 303 Ms Tracey Brown 304 Association for Public Service Excellence 305 the British Horse Society 306 Parks for the People, Lancaster Green Spaces 308 Dr Bridget Snaith 309 The Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association 310 Sheffield City Council 311 Fields in Trust 312 Friends of Penge Green 313 Derby and Derbyshire Local Access Forum 314 Mrs Meredith Whitten 315 Department for Communities and Local Government 316 Sportsroots 317 The Friends of Crows Nest Park 318 The Conservation Volunteers 319 Newcastle City Council 320 ukactive 321 StreetGames 322 IWUN 323 Mind 324 Mr Peter Neal 325 Richard Styles 326 Our Ground 327 Truro City Council 328 Sue Clarke 329 Friends of the Carrs 330 Friends of Trendlewood Park 331 Parks for London 332 Mr Mark Winslow 333 SportEngland 334 Hampshire County Council 335 London Borough of Camden 336 Greater London Authority 337 Big Lottery Fund 338 Mr Paul Bramhill 339 Iain MacKay 340 London Play 341 Dr Simone Fullagar 342 Friends of Victoria Embankment 344 London Parks and Gardens Trust 346 Hoole Residents/Hoole Community Forum 347 Protect Clarence Park 348 Mr Charles King-Farlow 349 LDA Design Consulting Ltd 350 We Own It
4. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
074 BFP 075 Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
John Slaughter, Director of External Affairs, Home Builders Federation, Richard Blyth, Head of Policy, Practice and Research, Royal Town Planning Institute, David Cowans, Chief Executive, Places for People, and Sarah McMonagle, Director of External Affairs, Federation of Master Builders, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 24 October at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 24 October 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson Julian Knight Alison Thewliss
1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
2. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by Essential Living, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Public Parks
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
351 Angling Trust 352 Friends of Battersea Park 353 Stephen Smith 354 Mr Christian Krekel 355 Professor Dr Paul Ekins 356 Philip Stones 357 Susan Hedley 358 Children’s Play Policy Forum 359 Shared Assets 360 Friends of St Nicholas Park 361 Professor Daniel Osborn 362 Bournemouth Borough Council 363 Green Connect 364 Miss Poppy Morgan 365 Mike Windsor Associates 366 Friends of Walton Hall Park 367 Royal Town Planning Institute 368 Town & Country Planning Institute 369 Mrs Susan Lees 370 Colin Stuart 371 West of England Nature Partnership 372 Mr Simon Newton 373 Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield 374 Mrs Edwina Osborne 375 Friends of St George’s Gardens 376 Reading Civic Society 377 Lambeth Parks and Open Spaces Forum 378 Sam Thomas 379 Leeds City Council 380 Deborah Jamison 381 Birmingham City Council 382 Sheffield Green Spaces Forum 383 Victoria Park Action Group 384 Elizabeth Lowe 385 Dr Peter Newton 386 Chippenham Town Council 387 City of London Corporation 388 Michelle Rispin 390 Alec Samuels 391 Haringey Friends of Parks Forum 392 38 Degrees 393 Greenwich Parks Forum 394 R Ward 395 Mary O’Connor 396 Friends of Gillespie Park 397 The Football Association 398 Friends of the Arno and Oxton Fields 399 Crystal Bowls Club 400 NFPGS 401 Friends of Queensbury Recreation Ground 402 World Urban Parks 403 Mr Terry Sweeney 404 Haringey Council 405 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 406 London Borough of Waltham Forest 408 National Trust
Robert Thompson, Charlotte Woodworth, Imogen Taylor, Ceri Love and Baxter McLewin- Freund from 38 Degrees; Sue Ireland, Vice Chair, The Parks Alliance, Peter Neal, Author of State of UK Parks 2016, Ellie Robinson, Assistant Director of External Affairs, National Trust, and Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage UK, Heritage Lottery Fund; Dave Morris, Chair, National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces, Ben Shimshon, Founding Partner, Britain Thinks, Emma Boggis, Chief Executive, Sports and Recreation Alliance, and Will Smithard, Strategic Projects Director, ukactive, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 October at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Kevin Hollinrake David Mackintosh Julian Knight Mary Robinson
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
David Behan, Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission, Professor Keith Moultrie, Institute for Public Care, Paul Simic, Chief Executive, Lancashire Care Association, and Janice Dane, Assistant Director, Early Help and Prevention, Norfolk County Council; Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive, Care England, Colin Angel, Policy and Campaigns Director, UKHCA, Andrew Dykes, Chairman, Exalon Autonomy Group, and Tim Hammond, Chief Executive, Four Seasons Health Care, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 31 October at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 31 October 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk David Mackintosh Mary Robinson
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Public Parks
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
409 Helen Steel 410 David France 411 Gilbrook and Kilgarth Schools 412 Mr Alex Baxter-Brown 413 Friends of Chiltern Court
4. Capacity in the home building industry
David Jenkinson, Group Managing Director, Persimmon PLC, David Thomas, Group Chief Executive, Barratt Developments PLC, and Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, Taylor Wimpey PLC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 November at 9.30 a.m.
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Local Government Ombudsman
Michael King, the Government’s preferred candidate, gave oral evidence.
Draft Report (Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Local Government Ombudsman), 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 Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 737.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 November at 2.45 p.m.
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Melanie Onn Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson David Mackintosh
1. Declaration of interests Rushanara Ali and Melanie Onn declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by Four Seasons Health Care, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Public Parks Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
414 Nigel Sharp 415 Birmingham Open Spaces Forum
5. Work of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2016
Rt. Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State, Gavin Barwell MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, Minister for London, Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Local Government, and Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government., gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 14 November at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 14 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Julian Knight Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Public Parks
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by Friends of Hurst Park, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment, Birmingham City Council, Andrew Hinchley, Green Space Development Manager, London Borough of Camden, Ian Walmsley, Greenspace Manager, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, and Councillor Matthew Balfour, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Kent County Council; Dr Katy Layton-Jones, The Gardens Trust, Merrick Denton-Thompson OBE, President, The Landscape Institute, Julia Thrift, Projects and Operations Director, TCPA, and James Harris, Policy and Networks Manager, RTPI, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 November at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali David Mackintosh Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson Julian Knight
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK, Councillor Rory Palmer, Lead Member for Adult Social Care, Leicester City Council, and Dr Linda Pickard, Associate Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics; Peter Turner, Chief Executive, Carers First (Kent and Medway), Margaret Dangoor, Carer and Carer Representative, Lana Harber, Carer, and Christine Euman, Carer, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 21 November at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 21 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Julian Knight Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Public Parks
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
418 Bryn Jones 419 Peter Neal 3. Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Local Government Ombudsman
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), submitted by the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Capacity in the home building industry
Daniel Gath, Managing Director, Daniel Gath Homes, Rt Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory, Director, Devonshire Homes Ltd, and Adrian Swan, Managing Director, Swan Homes; Chris Brown, Executive Chair and Founder, Igloo Regeneration, Michael Holmes, Chair, National Custom and Self Build Association, Christine Hynes, Chief Executive Officer, 24:7LivingUK, and Marc Vlessing, Chief Executive Officer, Pocket Living, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 November at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson David Mackintosh Alison Thewliss
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Public Parks
Lydia Ragoonanan, Senior Programme Manager, Nesta, and Eddie Curry, Chair, Core Cities Parks and Greenspace Group; Mark Walton, Director, Shared Assets, Alan Carter, Director of Portfolio Management, the Land Trust, and David Foster, Chief Executive, The Parks Trust Milton Keynes, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 28 November at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 28 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair Bob Blackman Julian Knight Helen Hayes David Mackintosh Kevin Hollinrake Melanie Onn
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Oversight and scrutiny in local government; Housing for older people; and Funding for supported housing.
2. Public Parks
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by Birmingham City Council, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Adult Social Care
Jon Rouse, Chief Officer, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership , Professor Gerald Wistow, Visiting Professor in Social Policy, LSE, and Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive, Local Government Association; Alison Rogan, External Affairs Director, Tunstall Healthcare, Karen Kibblewhite, Head of Commissioning - Health and Wellbeing, Rutland County Council, and Alex Fox, Chief Executive, Shared Lives Plus, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 November at 3.45 p.m.
Tuesday 29 November 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss Julian Knight
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Capacity in the home building industry
Sandra Dinneen, Chief Executive, South Norfolk Council, Councillor Peter John, Leader of the Council, London Borough of Southwark, and Tim Hill, Chief Planning Officer, Leeds City Council; Kathleen Kelly, Assistant Director of Policy and Research, National Housing Federation, David Montague, Chief Executive, L&Q, and Matt Harrison, Chief Executive, Great Places, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 5 December at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 5 December 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Melanie Onn Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by Daniel Gath Homes, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence with the Department for Communities and Local Government relating to the fair funding review and housing build-out rates, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Public Parks
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by the Town and Country Planning Association, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 December at 3.00 p.m.
Wednesday 14 December 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson David Mackintosh 1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Public Parks
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by Save Newcastle Wildlife, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by the National Custom and Self-Build Association, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Adult Social Care
Stephen Dorrell, Chair, NHS Confederation, and Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 December at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 19 December 2016
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Melanie Onn
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Public Parks
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by the Landscape Institute, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Monday 9 January at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 9 January 2017
Members present Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali David Mackintosh Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss Julian Knight
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by the PSA Commission on Care, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by Heylo, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Public Parks
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by the Parks Alliance, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Integration Review
Dame Louise Casey CB, and Neil O’Conner, Director, Casey Review, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 January at 3.45 p.m.
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Melanie Onn Kevin Hollinrake Mr Mark Prisk Julian Knight Alison Thewliss
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter. 2. Department for Communities and Local Government Annual Report and Accounts 2016
Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, and Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 16 January at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 16 January 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Melanie Onn Kevin Hollinrake Mr Mark Prisk Julian Knight Alison Thewliss
1. Housing Associations and the Right to Buy
Draft Report (Housing Associations and the Right to Buy: Homes and Communities Agency Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015-16), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The Homes and Communities Agency Response to the Second Report of the Committee in Session 2015-16 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence relating to the Fair Funding Review and Funding for Supported Housing, submitted by the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Public Parks Ordered, That written evidence relating to Public Parks (PKS) submitted by Mr Graeme Moore, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That correspondence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by the National House Building Council, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Mark Farmer, Chief Executive, Cast Consultancy, Philip Callan, Research Associate, ResPublica, and Michael Ball, Professor of Urban and Property Economics, Henley Business School, University of Reading, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 January at 2.30 p.m.
Monday 23 January 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Melanie Onn Kevin Hollinrake Mr Mark Prisk Julian Knight
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence relating to build-out rates, submitted by the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Capacity in the home building industry
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted anonymously, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Adult Social Care
Larry Gardner, Anna Severwright, Isaac Samuels, Heather Wakefield, National Secretary for Local Government, UNISON, Sharon Allen, Chief Executive, Skills for Care, and Clare Jacobs, Employment Relations Adviser, Royal College of Nursing, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 30 January at 3.30 p.m.
Monday 30 January 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Mr Mark Prisk David Mackintosh
1. Public Parks
Draft Report (Public Parks), 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 Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 45.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by The Kings’ Fund, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, David Mowat MP, Minister for Communities, Health and Care, Department of Health, and Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Department for Work and Pensions, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 6 February at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 6 February 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali David Mackintosh Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake 1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by County Councils Network, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence with the Department for Communities and Local Government relating to integration strategy and planning permissions and build-out rates, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Capacity in the home building industry
Sir Edward Lister, Chairman, Gordon More, Chief Investment Officer, and Ian Piper, Head of Land, Homes and Communities Agency; Paul Smee, Director General, Council of Mortgage Lenders, Lewis Sidnick, Director of Coporate Affairs, NHBC, and Samantha Fernley, Business Development Executive, BLP Consultant, BOPAS, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 February at 3.30 p.m.
Monday 20 February 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali David Mackintosh Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss
1. Adult Social Care
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by Mrs Diane Wall, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. Department for Communities and Local Government
Ordered, That correspondence with the Department for Communities and Local Government relating to Local Plans Expert Group, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 February at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 21 February 2017
[The Committee met concurrently with the Work and Pensions Committee]
Members present:
Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss Melanie Onn
The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Richard Graham James Cartlidge Heidi Allen
Mr Richard Graham was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
Future of Supported Housing
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of Supported Housing (FSH) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
001 Mr Steven Hayes 005 Inclusion Housing 006 Lady Iveta Kurpniece 007 National Housing Federation 008 Sense 009 Riverside Group Ltd 010 Anchor, Hanover and Housing & Care 21 housing associations 011 PlaceShapers 012 mcch 013 Stockport Homes 014 Waltham Forest Housing Association 015 Mr Martin Mellors 016 Erosh 017 Fortis Living Housing Association 018 Knightstone Housing Association 020 Almshouse Association 021 Hanover Housing Association 022 Shelter 023 The Salvation Army 024 Mr Cyril Bezant 025 S&A Homes 026 Havant Housing Association 027 Grand Union Housing Group 028 CESSA HA 030 Kirklees Council 031 Octavia Housing 032 Papworth Trust 033 South Yorkshire Housing Association 034 YMCA 035 Black Country Housing Group 036 Housing Support Enabling Unit 037 Mencap 038 Housing and Care 21 039 Harrow Council 040 Hestia Housing & Support 041 Renfrewshire Council 042 Christian Action Housing 043 Crosby Housing Association 044 Impact Housing Association 045 Support Solutions UK 046 Clinks 047 London Borough of Lambeth 048 Metropolitan 049 Solihull MBC 050 LB Hackney 051 Gwent Welfare Reform Partnership 052 Alpha Homes 053 The YOU Trust 054 St Mungo’s 055 Women’s Aid 056 Paragon Community Housing Ltd 057 Scottish Federation of Housing Associations 058 Anchor 059 Stonewater 060 Learning Disability Voices 061 New Charter Group 062 Emmaus UK 063 Bromford 064 Golden Lane Housing 066 Kent County Council 067 Progress Housing Group 068 Housing Link 069 Housing for Women 071 Southampton City Council 072 Hull Churches Housing Association 073 Incommunities 074 Midland Heart 075 Lifeways Group 076 Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation 077 Homeless Action Scotland 078 East Thames Ltd 079 Thirteen Group 080 Knowsley Supported Living Provider Forum 081 South Gloucestershire Council 082 BCHA 083 Reside Housing Association 084 Community Housing Cymru 085 whg 086 Greater Manchester Housing Providers & Local Authorities 087 St Basils 088 AmicusHorizon Housing Association 089 ARCO 090 Essex County Council
David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation, Zhan McIntrye, Policy Lead, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, and Dr Jonathan Hobson, Academic Subject Leader Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 27 February at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 27 February 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Melanie Onn Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss David Mackintosh
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Capacity in the home building industry
Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, and Isobel Stephen, Director of Housing Supply, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 February at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 28 February 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman David Mackintosh Helen Hayes Melanie Onn Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss
Adult Social Care
Draft Report (Adult social care: a pre-Budget report), 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 Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 47.
[Adjourned till Monday 6 March at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 6 March 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Rushanara Ali Helen Hayes Bob Blackman Melanie Onn
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That correspondence with the National Audit Office relating to adult social care, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
Michael King, Local Government Ombudsman and Denise Fowler, Housing Ombudsman, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 March at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 7 March 2017
[The Committee met concurrently with the Work and Pensions Committee]
Members present:
Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss Melanie Onn
The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Richard Graham Karen Buck Heidi Allen Neil Coyle James Cartlidge
Helen Hayes was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
Future of Supported Housing
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, that the Joint Committee visit the Arlington Conference Centre, London in connection with its inquiry into Future of Supported Housing.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of Supported Housing (FSH) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
091 Framework Housing Association 092 CIH 094 Scottish Women’s Aid 096 Family Mosaic Housing 098 Greater London Authority 099 Nottingham Trent University 100 Homeless Link 101 Age UK 102 Accord Group 103 Centrepoint 104 Prison Reform Trust 105 DCLG/DWP 106 Refuge 107 Simon Cramp 108 Rethink Mental Illness
Tessa Bolt, John Wood, Joe Coffin, Robert Davidson, and Merida Taylor; Joe Oldman, Policy Adviser (Housing and Transport), Age UK, Jane Ashcroft CBE, Chief Executive, Anchor, Anne Lawn, Head of Operations, Sense, and Gillian Connor, Head of Policy and Development, Rethink Mental Illness; Sian Hawkins, Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager, Women's Aid, Denise Hatton, Chief Executive, YMCA England, and Lisa Hubbard, Senior Support Officer, Working Chance, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 March at 4.00 p.m.
Monday 13 March 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Kevin Hollinrake Helen Hayes
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by NHS Confederation, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 March at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 14 March 2017
[The Committee met concurrently with the Work and Pensions Committee]
Members present:
Helen Hayes Melanie Onn Clive Betts Alison Thewliss Kevin Hollinrake
The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Richard Graham Karen Buck Heidi Allen Neil Coyle James Cartlidge
Richard Graham was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
Future of Supported Housing
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Future of Supported Housing (FSH) submitted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support, Riverside Group, Charlotte Norman, Chief Executive, St Vincent's Housing Association, and Frank Czarnowski, Chief Executive, West Kent Housing Association; Councillor Viv Kendrick, Kirklees Council, Councillor Rebecca Rennison, London Borough of Hackney, and Liz Slater, Service Lead - Assessment, Planning and Options, Southampton City Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 March at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 20 March 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Mary Robinson David Mackintosh
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Adult Social Care
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Adult Social Care (SOC) submitted by Somerset Care, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Oversight and scrutiny in local government
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Oversight and scrutiny in local government (OSG) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
002 Mr G M Rigler 003 Mr Martyn Lewis 004 A Journalist 006 Anonymous 007 Mr Peter Cain 008 Devon County Council 009 Mrs Tracy Reader 010 Bracknell Forest Council 011 Exeter City Council 012 Epping Forest District Council 013 Erewash Labour Group 014 Broadland District Council 015 Newcastle City Council 016 Councillor James Dawson 018 North Yorkshire County Council 019 Central Bedfordshire Council 020 Pendle Borough Council 021 Medway Council 022 Local Government Research Unit, De Montfort University 023 Dr Laurence Ferry 024 Nottingham City Council 025 Sheffield for Democracy 026 West Sussex County Council 027 Committee on Standards in Public Life 028 North Tyneside Council Scrutiny Chairs 029 Southampton City Council 030 Ryedale District Council 032 Ken Lyle 033 Worcester County Council 034 Wiltshire Council 035 Scrutiny Committee of East Devon District Council 036 Leicestershire County Council 037 London Borough of Merton 038 Susan Hedley 039 Westminster City Council 040 East Devon Alliance 041 Ealing Council 042 Wyre Council Labour Group of Councillors 043 Leeds City Council 047 Wyre Council 048 Trafford Council 050 Gloucestershire County Council 051 Cornwall Council 052 Chesterfield Borough Council 053 INLOGOV 054 Suffolk County Council 056 Cardiff Business School 057 Green Group on Norwich City Council 058 Dudley MBC 060 Stevenage Borough Council 061 East Riding of Yorkshire 063 Villages Focus Group 064 NHS Providers 065 Anonymous 066 Rachel Collinson 067 Sunderland City Council 068 Solace 069 Bedford Borough Conservative Group 071 Bournemouth Borough Council 073 Sheffield City Council 074 Mrs Jacqueline Annette Thompson 075 London Borough of Enfield 076 Citizens Advice 077 Stockton on Tees Borough Council 078 Lewisham Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel 079 Durham County Council 080 Charnwood Borough Council 081 Local Government Association 082 Bristol City Council 083 North East Councils Scrutiny Officers Network 084 North East Combined Authority 085 Walsall Council 086 Ms Christine Boyd 087 Birmingham City Council 088 Councillor Charles Wright 091 Masuma Ahmed 092 Mr Gerry O’Leary 094 Debt Resistance UK 095 Dr Linda Miller 097 Federation of Enfield Residents 098 Centre for Public Scrutiny 099 St Albans City and District Council 100 Woking Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee 101 Hereford Council 102 Mr John Galvin 103 Kay Newsome 104 Cllr Jenny Roach 105 London Borough of Tower Hamlets 106 Councillor Chris Kennedy [Adjourned till Monday 27 March at 3.45 p.m.
Monday 27 March 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss David Mackintosh
1. Adult Social Care
Draft Report (Adult Social Care), 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 Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1103.
2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
3. Overview and scrutiny in local government
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overview and scrutiny in local government (OSG) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
107 Nicolette Boater 109 Councillor Ann Munn 110 London Borough of Hackney 111 Woodhouse Parish Council 112 Julian Joinson 113 South Gloucestershire Council 114 Isle of Wight Council 115 Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham 116 Marc Hudson 117 London Assembly 118 Councillor James Dawson 119 Hereford & South Hereford Green Party 121 Officer from a Fire & Rescue Authority 122 Department for Communities and Local Government 123 ADSO
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 March at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 28 March 2017
[The Committee met concurrently with the Work and Pensions Committee]
Members present:
Clive Betts Melanie Onn Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewliss
The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Richard Graham Karen Buck James Cartlidge Neil Coyle
Helen Hayes was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
Future of Supported Housing The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Future of Supported Housing (FSH) submitted by Home Group, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government), and John Hall, Deputy Director Housing Support, Department for Communities and Local Government, Caroline Nokes MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery, and Peter Searle, Director, Working Age Benefits, Department for Work and Pensions, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 April at 2.30 p.m.
Monday 19 April 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Bob Blackman Melanie Onn Mr Christopher Chope Mr Mark Prisk Helen Hayes Mary Robinson Kevin Hollinrake
1. Declaration of interests Mr Christopher Chope declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. 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:
189 Mrs Jackie Riis-Johannessen 201 Mr Brian Knight
4. Oversight and scrutiny in local government
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Oversight and scrutiny in local government (OSG) submitted by It’s Our Country, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Capacity in the home building industry Ordered, That written evidence relating to Capacity in the home building industry (BLD) submitted by the Department for Communities and Local Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Housing for older people
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Housing for older people (HOP) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
001 Mrs Angela Cavill-Burch 002 Dr Elizabeth Webb 004 Salvation Army 005 South Hams Elders Cohousing Community 007 Mrs Margaret Goodwin 008 National Pensioners Convention 009 NAEA Propertymark 010 Sarah Wigglesworth Architects 011 Foundations 012 Housing, Learning and Improvement Network 013 Care & Repair England 014 Levitt Bernstein 015 Contact Consulting (Oxford) Ltd 016 United for All Ages 017 D Hamilton 018 Audley 019 Grand Union Housing Group 021 National Fire Chiefs Council 022 Basildon Borough Council 023 Equity Release Council 024 National Housing Federation 025 Chirchill Retirement Living 026 Midland Heart 027 Local Government Association 029 Habinteg 030 Melissa Fernandez & Kath Scanlon 031 Design Council 032 College of Occupational Therapists 033 Elder Council of Newcastle 034 Ms Gail Lincoln 035 Sunderland City Council 036 Hanover Housing Association 037 Metropolitan 038 Northumbria University 039 Retirement Housing Group 040 Larkfleet Group 041 Places for People 042 Anchor 043 Assura PLC 044 New Local Government Network 045 UK Cohousing Network 046 Centre for Ageing Better 047 PegasusLife 048 Riverside 049 Later Life Ambitions 050 Anchor, Hanover & Housing & Care 21 051 MHA 052 NHBC 053 Manchester Metropolitan University 054 Renaissance Retirement 055 London Fire Brigade 056 Southwark Council 057 Generation Rent 058 Home Builders Federation 059 McCarthy and Stone 060 ARCO 061 Stonewater 062 British Property Federation 063 DCLG 064 Barton Willmore LLP 065 JLL 066 RIBA 067 Nottingham City Homes 068 Keepmoat 070 Building Societies Association 071 Bell Phillips Architects 073 Tetlow King Planning 074 The Intergenerational Foundation 075 Carers UK 076 Housing & Care 21 077 L&Q and East Thames 079 International Longevity Centre UK 080 Kent Housing Group 081 Horizon Senior Care Ltd 082 Peabody & Family Mosaic 083 Baroness Sally Greengross 084 L&Q East Thames 085 Age UK 086 One Housing 087 CIH 088 Age-Friendly Design Group 089 Essex County Council 090 Hornsey Housing Trust 091 RICS 093 Age Friendly Manchester
7. Housing White Paper and business rates
Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State, Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Minster for London, and Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 24 April at 3.30 p.m.
Monday 24 April 2017
Members present
Mr Clive Betts, in the Chair
Helen Hayes Mr Mark Prisk Kevin Hollinrake Alison Thewlis David Mackintosh
1. Publication of evidence before prorogation
Resolved, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, written evidence received before the prorogation of Parliament shall be reported to the House for publication.
2. Capacity in the home building industry
Draft Report (Capacity in the home building industry), 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 Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 46.
3. 2015-17 Parliament: Legacy Report
Draft Report (2015-17 Parliament: Legacy Report), 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 Eleventh Report of the Committee, HC 1146.
4. Oversight and scrutiny in local government
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Oversight and scrutiny in local government (OSG) submitted by Liberal Democrats on Wokingham Borough Council, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
Ordered, That correspondence from the Housing Ombudsman relating to the Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 April at 3.30 p.m.
Tuesday 25 April 2017
[The Committee met concurrently with the Work and Pensions Committee]
Members present:
Clive Betts Kevin Hollinrake Helen Hayes Alison Thewliss
The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Richard Graham James Cartlidge Heidi Allen Karen Buck
Helen Hayes and Richard Graham were called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
Future of Supported Housing
Draft Joint Report (Future of Supported Housing), proposed by the Chairs, brought up and read.
The draft Joint Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the report are published in the Twelfth Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee and the Tenth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, HC 867.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of Supported Housing (FSH) be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
112 Riverside 113 Arlington [The Committees adjourned
Evidence reported to House for publication on Wednesday 26 April 2017 (Resolution of the Committee, 24 April 2017)
Ordered, That correspondence from the Minister for Local Government relating to exit payments to local authority offices, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
ANNEX 1
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 14th July 2015
Betts, Clive (Sheffield South East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys. All fees are paid direct to my constituency party:
March 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
April 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
May 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
June 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
October 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
November 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
December 2014, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
9 February 2015, received £100. Hours 30 mins. (Registered 26 March 2015)
24 February 2015, received £75. Hours 30 mins (Registered 26 March 2015)
April 2015, received £75. Hours 30 mins (Registered 13 May 2015)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys. All fees are paid direct to my constituency party:
January 2015, received £200. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 26 January 2015)
Payment from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC17 8RT:
April 2015, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 13 May 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
One residential property in London: (i) and (ii)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my partner, James Thomas, as Senior Parliamentary Assistant. Additional Declaration
Member of UNITE. Vice-President of the Local Government Association.
Blackman, Bob (Harrow East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:
Payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 09 June 2014)
Payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 06 August 2014)
Payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 09 October 2014)
Payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 December 2014)
March 2015, £100 paid direct to charity. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 04 March 2015)
22 April, payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 04 June 2015)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC17 8RT, for opinion surveys:
Payment of £80. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 09 June 2014)
14 April 2015, payment of £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 04 June 2015)
Payment from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys:
Payment of £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 29 January 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Lord Philip Harris of Peckham Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 June 2015)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Golden Tours Address of donor: 156 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4ES Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 (Registered together with donation of 22 August 2014) Date of receipt: 23 June 2014 Date of acceptance: 23 June 2014 Donor status: company, registration 02608886 (Registered 24 September 2014)
Name of donor: Golden Tours Address of donor: 156 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4ES Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 (Registered together with donation of 23 June 2014) Date of receipt: 22 August 2014 Date of acceptance: 22 August 2014 Donor status: company, registration 02608886 (Registered 24 September 2014)
Name of donor: United and Cecil Address of donor: 18 Thorney Lane North, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9JY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date of receipt: 27 January 2015 Date of acceptance: 27 January 2015 Donor status: members’ association (Registered 29 January 2015)
Name of donor: United and Cecil Address of donor: 18 Thorney Lane North, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9JY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date of receipt: 30 March 2015 Date of acceptance: 30 March 2015 Donor status: members’ association (Registered 04 June 2015)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society Address of donor (the address of individuals will not be published): 15 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9BU Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,486, comprising £3,886 for flights and £600 for 5 nights at a hotel for myself and one other Destination of visit: Baku, Shaki and Gabala, Azerbaijan Date of visit: 26 May – 31 May 2014 Purpose of visit: to meet with political and parliamentary figures including the President of the Republic, ministers, the British Ambassador, local public service centres, representatives of international organisations, human rights groups and IDP/Refugee camp of displaced people from the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Registered 10 June 2014)
Name of donor: Ubertas Group Address of donor: Suite 836, Level 8, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne 3004, VIC Australia Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation, £2,000 Destination of visit: Israel Date of visit: 25 – 29 July 2014 Purpose of visit: to attend the Tripartite Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue Conference. (Registered 24 October 2014)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
Six buy-to-let properties in Welwyn Garden City owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Nicola Blackman, as Office Manager.
Additional Declaration
I have no further declarations to add to those already listed.
Cox, Jo (Batley and Spen)
1. Employment and earnings
12 May 2015, received £4,655.76 for consultancy and research services performed in March 2015 for The Gates Foundation, 62 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ. Hours: 126 hrs. (Registered 07 June 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Al Murad DIY Ltd Address of donor: Howley Park Road Estate, Morley, Leeds LS27 0QN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,096 Donor status: company, registration 02635068 (Registered 07 June 2015)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: Grove Hall, 60 College Grove Road, Wakefield NF1 3RN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,354.60 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 June 2015)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: Grove Hall, 60 College Grove Road, Wakefield NF1 3RN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: website worth £1,000 (registered together with the monetary donation above) Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Member of GMB.
Hayes, Helen (Dulwich and West Norwood) 1. Employment and earnings
20 May 2015, received Councillor allowance of £207.23 for 1-7 May 2015 inclusive from Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Hours: no hours since the election. (Registered 05 June 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Michael Hayes Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Councillor, Southwark Council. Since my election to Parliament I draw no allowances. (Registered 05 June 2015)
Until 31 March 2015, I was a partner in Allies and Morrison. I may receive a further payment related to my share in the partnership during the financial year 2014-15, when the accounts for 2014-15 are completed. I retain no role or financial interests in Allies and Morrison. (Registered 05 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Until 31 March 2015, was a partner in Allies and Morrison Architecture and Urban Planning Practice. Former Borough Councillor.
Hollinrake, Kevin (Thirsk and Malton)
1. Employment and earnings
Director of Hunters Property Group Ltd, Apollo House, Eboracum Way, Heworth Green, York YO31 7RE. I receive salary of £50,000 and a car allowance of £9,000, until further notice. Hours: 192 hrs a year. (Registered 05 June 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Vencomatic Poultry UK Ltd Address of donor: Avian House, Thirsk Industrial Park, Thirsk YO7 3BX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 Donor status: company, registration 07803669 (Registered 05 June 2015) Name of donor: Northminster Holdings Ltd Address of donor: 3 Holly Tree House, Harwood Road, Upper Appleton, York YO26 6QU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 07606576 (Registered 05 June 2015)
Name of donor: Mr Andrew Megson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 June 2015)
Name of donor: Stonegrave Properties Ltd Address of donor: Lea House, Bransby, York YO61 4RW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 04229941 (Registered 05 June 2015)
Name of donor: Kenelm Storey Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000 in hosting two fundraisers Donor status: individual (Registered 05 June 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
A third share in 12 residential properties in York: (i) and (ii) (Registered 05 June 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Realcube Technology Ltd; software. (Registered 05 June 2015)
Shoptility; search engine (see category 8 below). (Registered 05 June 2015)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Hunters Property plc: estate agents. (Registered 05 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
I am a director of Shoptility Ltd and am entitled to remuneration of £48,000 per annum but have waived this. (Registered 05 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Chairman of Hunters Property plc, estate agents.
Knight, Julian (Solihull) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: The Portcullis Club Address of donor: Whitehorn, Warden Road, Ickwell, Bedfordshire SG18 9EL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 Donor status: members association (Registered 28 May 2015)
Name of donor: Lord Woolton Luncheon Club Address of donor: c/o 10 Silverbirch, Solihull B92 7LZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: members association (Registered 28 May 2015)
Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: Beckfield, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor SL4 4TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: members association (Registered 28 May 2015)
Name of donor: JCB Research Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rochester ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: company, registration 682651 (Registered 28 May 2015)
Name of donor: Solihull Conservative Dining Club Address of donor: c/0 27 Alderbrook Road, Solihull B91 1NN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: members association (Registered 28 May 2015)
Additional Declaration
I have no further declarations to add to those already listed.
Mackintosh, David (Northampton South)
1. Employment and earnings
Councillor, Northamptonshire County Council, County Hall, Northampton NN1 1ED. Paid £9,000 per annum, until May 2017. Hours: approx. 25 hrs per month. (Registered 04 June 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Dunkleys Address of donor: 39-44 Davy Close, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough NN8 6XX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: company, registration 02803797 (Registered 04 June 2015)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation, £1,600 Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine Date of visit: 29 June - 4 July 2014 Purpose of visit: fact finding visit (Registered 04 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Former Borough Councillor. Continues as County Councillor.
Prisk, Mark (Hertford and Stortford)
1. Employment and earnings
Non-executive director of Edward Stanford Ltd, 12-14 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9LP, a cartography and travel retailer:
Payment of £1,000 received for June 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 04 August 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for July 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 04 August 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for August 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 01 September 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for September 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 08 October 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for October 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 04 November 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for November 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 01 December 2014)
Payment of £1,000 received for December 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 January 2015)
Payment of £1,000 received for January 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 February 2015)
Payment of £1,000 received for February 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 March 2015)
Payment of £1,000 received for April 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 11 May 2015)
29 May 2015, payment of £1,000 received for May 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 June 2015) From 1 June 2014, Strategic Adviser to Essential Living Ltd, provider of private rented homes. Address: 30 Monck St, London SW1. Expected remuneration of £15,000-£20,000 a year, in payments of £1,500 a month, for an expected commitment of eight hours a month. (Registered 09 July 2014)
1 July 2014, received £1,500. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 09 July 2014)
Received £1,500 for July 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 04 August 2014)
Received £1,500 for August 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 01 September 2014)
Received £1,500 for September 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 08 October 2014)
Received £1,500 for October 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 04 November 2014)
Received £1,500 for November 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 01 December 2014)
Received £1,500 for December 2014. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 January 2015)
Received £1,500 for January 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 February 2015)
Received £1,500 for February 2015. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 02 March 2015)
Received £1,500 for April 2015. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 11 May 2015)
29 May 2015, received £1,500 for May 2015. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 02 June 2015)
Payments made by Brett (PBA) Consultants, Caversham Bridge House, Waterman Place, Reading RG1 8DN:
2 December 2014, received £2,000 for preparation and presentation of a seminar. Hours: approx. 8 hrs. (Registered 04 December 2014)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Mr. G. and Mrs. M. Morrison Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 26 February 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
Part share in a commercial property in Cornwall: (i) and (ii) (Registered 02 March 2012)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising chartered surveyor. Additional Declaration
Married to the Chief Executive of the Pensions Regulator. Prime Minister’s Investment Envoy to the Nordic and Baltic nations.
Rayner, Angela (Ashton-under-Lyne)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: RMT Union Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 22 May 2015)
Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 22 May 2015)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: franking facility for direct mail; value £2,280 Date received: 19 April 2015 Date accepted: 19 April 2015 Donor status: trade union (Registered 26 May 2015)
Name of donor: UNISON Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: October 2014-April 2015, staff support, print and postal facility; total value £12,200 Date received: 11 October 2014 Date accepted: 11 October 2014 Donor status: trade union (Registered 26 May 2015)
Additional Declaration
I am a member of UNISON & UNITE Trade Unions. I employ a councillor as my Senior Parliamentary Assistant. I am married to an Employee & Trade Union Elected Workplace Representative within a Local Authority.
Robinson, Mary (Cheadle)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: Beckfield, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor SL4 4TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: members' association (Registered 03 June 2015)
Name of donor: Mark Davies Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 03 June 2015)
Name of donor: Lord Philip Harris Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 03 June 2015)
Name of donor: Clerewell Ltd Address of donor: The Hartshaw Building, Europa Link, Sheffield S9 1XU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 01798514 (Registered 03 June 2015)
Name of donor: Offshore Group Newcastle Address of donor: OGN House, Hadrian Way, Wallsend, NE28 6HL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration no 06390883 (Registered 03 June 2015)
Name of donor: JCB Research Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: company, registration 682651 (Registered 03 June 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Mary Felicity Design Ltd; clothing design company. (Registered 03 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Former Borough and Town Councillor
Thewliss, Alison (Glasgow Central) 1. Employment and earnings
12 May 2015, received payment of £960.52 for services performed between 14 April 2015 and 12 May 2015 as part of my role as a Councillor for Glasgow City Council, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU. (Registered 04 June 2015)
29 May 2015, received payment of £154.34 for work done prior to the election as Parliamentary Assistant to Bill Kidd MSP, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP. (Registered 04 June 2015)
Additional Declaration
Former councillor.
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 17th September 2015
Hayes, Helen (Dulwich and West Norwood)
1. Employment and earnings
From May 2011 until I stepped down on 31 March 2015, I was a partner in Allies and Morrison, 85 Southwark Street, London SE1 0HX, an architecture practice. The payments listed below relate to my share in the partnership during the financial year 2014-15, after the completion of accounts for this period. These amounts are the only capital payments I have received in relation to the four years that I worked at Allies and Morrison. I retain no role or financial interests in Allies and Morrison. (Registered 5 June 2015; updated 17 September 2015)
28 August 2015, £8,930 received. Hours: no hours since the Election. (Registered 17 September 2015) 2 September 2015, £62,513 received. Hours: no hours since the Election. (Registered 17 September 2015)
Declaration of Special Advisers' Interest
on 12th October 2015
Professor Tony Travers, LSE
Occasional fees for speaking engagements, work on commissions and consultancy.
Declaration of Special Advisers' Interest
on 19th October 2015
Professor Christine Whitehead, LSE
Research on housing, work with the LSE on the impact of housing in Camden, and a Member of the London Housing Commission.
Declaration of Special Advisers' Interest
on 26th October 2015
Professor Alan Harding, University of Liverpool
I have verbally been offered the job of Chief Economist to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and have accepted in principle, subject to contract. I am due to start the new role in January and remain in my current academic post until then.
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 3rd November 2015
Kendall, Liz (Leicester West)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 May 2015)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Waheed Alli Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 22 May 2015 Date accepted: 23 May 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: Tim Allan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 for office rent to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 26 May 2015 Date accepted: 26 May 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015) Name of donor: Patricia Hewitt Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 for office rent to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 26 May 2015 Date accepted: 26 May 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: David Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for office rent to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 26 May 2015 Date accepted: 26 May 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: Michael Craven Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 8 June 2015 Date accepted: 8 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: Joanne Milligan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 9 June 2015 Date accepted: 9 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: Lord Clive Hollick Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 10 June 2015 Date accepted: 10 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 June 2015)
Name of donor: Michael Foster Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 (increased to £10,000 on 4 July 2015), to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 24 June 2015 Date accepted: 24 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015)
Name of donor: Michael Foster Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 loan, unsecured and interest free (adjusted to £10,000 on 4 July 2015, and repaid on 6 July 2015). This was to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party. Date received: 24 June 2015 Date accepted: 24 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015)
Name of donor: Gurnek Bains Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 30 June 2015 Date accepted: 6 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015)
Name of donor: Thomas Woodward Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000, to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 1 July 2015 Date accepted: 1 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015)
Name of donor: David Rowntree Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 23 June 2015 Date accepted: 23 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015)
Name of donor: Waheed Alli Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,475 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 23 June 2015 Date accepted: 24 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 July 2015) Name of donor: Tom Chandos Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour party Date received: 30 June 2015 Date accepted: 30 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 24 July 2015)
Name of donor: Eric Salama Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour party Date received: 3 July 2015 Date accepted: 3 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 24 July 2015)
Name of donor: Dan Marks Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 9 July 2015 Date accepted: 9 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 August 2015)
Name of donor: Gina Miller Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 17 July 2015 Date accepted: 17 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 August 2015)
Name of donor: Stelio Stefanou Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 22 July 2015 Date accepted: 22 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 August 2015)
Name of donor: Margaret McDonagh Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,100 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 7 August 2015 Date accepted: 7 August 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 August 2015)
Name of donor: Janet Cohen Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party (registered together with donation received on 6 August 2015) Date received: 27 July 2015 Date accepted: 27 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 August 2015)
Name of donor: Janet Cohen Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party (registered together with donation received on 27 July 2015) Date received: 6 August 2015 Date accepted: 6 August 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 August 2015)
Name of donor: Stefanos Stefanou Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 27 July 2015 Date accepted: 27 July 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 August 2015)
Name of donor: Thomas Woodward Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 3 August 2015 Date accepted: 3 August 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 August 2015)
Name of donor: Thomas Woodward Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party Date received: 1 September 2015 Date accepted: 1 September 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 17 September 2015) Name of donor: Fiona Mactaggart Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £750 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party (registered together with donation received on 24 September 2015) Date received: 12 September 2015 Date accepted: 12 September 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 October 2015)
Name of donor: Fiona Mactaggart Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party (registered together with donation received on 12 September 2015) Date received: 24 September 2015 Date accepted: 24 September 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 October 2015)
Additional Declaration
Member of the Co-operative Party and the GMB Union; Patron of Head Start charity for early years
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 7th March 2016
McMahon, Jim (Oldham West and Royton)
1. Employment and earnings
Until 15 January 2016 I received an allowance as Councillor and Leader of Oldham Council, West St, Oldham OL1 1UL. From 15 January 2016 I remain a Councillor but receive no allowance. (Registered 08 January 2016) 15 December 2015, payment of £3,541.59. Hours: 80 hrs in December 2015. (Registered 09 February 2016) 15 January 2016, final payment of £1,713.67. Hours: 18 hrs in January 2016. (Registered 09 February 2016) Until 31 December 2015, I received an allowance as Leader of the Labour Group of Local Government Association, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ. (Registered 08 January 2016) 30 December 2015, final payment of £1,333.30. Hours: 15 hrs in December 2015. (Registered 09 February 2016)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: CWU Trade Union Address of donor: 150 the Broadway, London SW19 1RX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 received through the Labour Party Donor status: trade union (Registered 08 January 2016) Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,200 received through the Labour Party Donor status: trade union (Registered 08 January 2016) Name of donor: Momentum Address of donor: c/o Sam Terry, 10 Melton St, London NW1 2EJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: coach hire for volunteers in by- election, value £2,438, received through the Labour Party Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 08 January 2016)
1. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Oldham; (i) (Registered 08 January 2016)
2. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
O'Rourke's (UK) Ltd; a coffee shop of which I am an unpaid director. (Registered 08 January 2016)
3. Miscellaneous
As Leader of Oldham Council until 15 January 2016, member (unpaid) of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel and Greater Manchester Local Transport Body; also director (unpaid) of Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd; Oldham Economic Development Association; Oldham Property Partnerships Ltd; OPP (Chadderton) Ltd; OPP Investments Ltd; OPP (Westhulme) Ltd; Southlink Developments Ltd; Meridian Developments Ltd and Foxdenton LLP. (Registered 08 January 2016) As Vice Chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) Labour Group until 31 December 2015, member (paid) of the LGA and director (unpaid) of the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. (Registered 08 January 2016)
Declaration of Special Advisers' Interest
on 18th July 2016
Kelvin MacDonald
Professional and other memberships Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Member, Chartered Institute of Housing Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute Member of the Town and Country Planning Association I do not take part in the governance or policy development activities of these organisations.
Other memberships Donor to Amnesty International Member of the National Trust Member of the Town and Country Planning Association I do not take part in the governance or policy development activities of these organisations.
Political Affiliations Member of the Labour Party Member of the Brighton & Hove Fabian Society I do not take any part in the governance or policy development or any campaigning or any other activities of these bodies.
Contracted Positions Examining Inspector: The Planning Inspectorate This role involves taking one year contracts and Examining individual applications for major infrastructure projects, including making a recommendation report to the relevant Secretary of State. I am not currently under contract, having completed a report in June 2016, and commit to discussing this with the Planning Inspectorate and the Clerk of the CLG Select Committee should I be offered a further contract. Senior Visiting Fellow: Department of Land Economy, Cambridge University In this role I lead, deliver and assess one undergraduate and one postgraduate module and supervise and assess disserations. I see no actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest inherent in this position.
Advisory Positions Member of the Department for Communities & Local Govt. Planning Sounding Board I am a non-aligned member of the Planning Sounding Board in my own right. I have agreed with the DCLG’s Chief Planner that, if I am acting as an Adviser to any Select Committee Inquiry, I will withdraw from discussion of any agenda item which may relate to that Inquiry. Member of the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Centre for Housing & Planning Research The Advisory Board meets annually and has no role in advising on individual bids or tenders or on the content of individual commissions.
Shares and other financial interests I hold no shares and other financial interests. Declaration of Special Advisers' Interest
on 12th September 2016
Professor Caroline Glendinning
I confirm that I have no relevant interests to declare, financial or otherwise, in the area of adult social care.
Mr Raphael Wittenberg
I confirm that I have no relevant interests to declare, financial or otherwise, in the area of adult social care.
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 8th November 2016
Ali, Rushanara (Bethnal Green and Bow)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in attending the Franco-British Colloque’s 2016 Conference, food, accommodation and transport; total £1,414 Date received: 14-16 January 2016 Date accepted: 14 January 2016 Donor status: company, registration 06913437 (Registered 10 February 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Counterpoint Global Address of donor: Counterpoint, Somerset House, New Wing, Strand, London WC2R 1LA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): food, accommodation and transport with a total value of £950 Destination of visit: Florence, Italy Date of visit: 6–8 March 2016 Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at the Bridges Project Conference 2015/2016. (Registered 26 April 2016)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Two residential properties in London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 16 September 2014)
Onn, Melanie (Great Grimsby)
Nil
Declaration of Members' Interests as at 19th April 2017
Chope, Mr Christopher (Christchurch)
1. Employment and earnings
Director of Carclew Limited; small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs (not trading).
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: L3 Communications Address of donor: 23 King Street, St James', London SW1Y 8QY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality for myself and my wife at Fairford Air Tattoo, total estimated value £350 Date received: 8 July 2016 Date accepted: 8 July 2016 Donor status: company, registration number 04507278 (Registered 31 August 2016)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Carclew Limited (not trading).
8. Miscellaneous
Retired barrister. (Updated 1 June 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Christine Chope, as Secretary.