Committees

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee scrutinises the policy, administration and spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It is is made up of MPs from across the House of Commons. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsHCLG.

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Upcoming events

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Wednesday 23 April 2025
10:00am Public
Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture - Oral evidence 23 April 2025
10:00am
  • Maurice Lange (Analyst at Centre for Cities)
  • John Kavanagh (Programme Director, Infrastructure at BusinessLDN)
  • Chris Whitehouse (Technical Director at WSP)
  • Dr Thomas Aubrey (Senior Visiting Fellow at London School of Economics)
10:45am
  • Dr Hugh Ellis (Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association)
  • Jeremy Aston (Member of expert P&D group at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS))
  • Anna Hart (Corporate Finance Senior Manager at Transport for London)
  • Tom Kennedy (Senior Policy and Research Manager at Northern Housing Consortium)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Past events

Tuesday 8 April 2025
10:00am Public
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance - Oral evidence 8 April 2025
10:00am
  • Gareth Davies (Comptroller and Auditor General at National Audit Office)
  • Abdool Kara (Executive Director at National Audit Office)
  • Vicky Davis (Director of Housing, Communities and Local Government Value for Money at National Audit Office)
10:40am
  • Owen Mapley (Chief Executive at Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA))
  • Dan Bates (Finance Specialist at OnTor Limited)
  • Jane Pearson (Section 151 Officer at Ribble Valley Borough Council)
  • Rob Powell (Section 151 Officer at Warwickshire County Council)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 1 April 2025
10:00am Public
Grenfell and Building Safety - Oral evidence 1 April 2025
10:00am
  • Alex Norris MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Catherine Adams (Director of Building Systems and Insight in the Buildings, Resilience and Fire Group at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Ben Llewellyn (Interim Director General for Buildings, Resilience and Fire at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 18 March 2025
10:00am Public
Grenfell and Building Safety - Oral evidence 18 March 2025
10:00am
  • Edward Daffarn (Survivor and Spokesperson at Grenfell United)
  • Deborah Coles (Executive Director at INQUEST)
  • Peter Apps
  • Karim Khalloufi (Bereaved Family and Spokesperson at Grenfell Next of Kin)
10:45am
  • Councillor Kim Taylor-Smith (Deputy Leader at Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council)
  • Andy Roe (Commissioner at London Fire Brigade)
  • Philip White (Director of Building Safety at Building Safety Regulator)
  • Dr Lorna Stimpson (Chief Executive at Local Authority Building Control)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 11 March 2025
10:00am Public
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance - Oral evidence 11 March 2025
10:00am
  • Councillor Peter Marland (Chair of LGA Economy and Resources Board, and Leader of Milton Keynes Council at Local Government Association)
  • Councillor Jeremy Newmark (DCN Spokesperson for Finance, and Leader of Hertsmere Council at District Councils Network)
  • Councillor Barry Lewis (CCN Spokesperson for Finance, and Leader of Derbyshire County Council at County Councils Network)
  • Councillor Bill Revans (Leader at Somerset Council)
10:45am
  • Councillor Grace Williams (London Councils Deputy Chair, and Leader of Waltham Forest Council at London Councils)
  • Councillor Neghat Khan (Leader at Nottingham City Council)
  • Councillor Tony Dyer (Leader at Bristol City Council)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6232 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 7556 (media inquiries)
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA