All events
Tuesday
15 July 2025
10:00am
Public
Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture - Oral evidence
15 July 2025
10:00am
- Matthew Pennycook MP (Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Joanna Key (Director General; Regeneration, Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- William Burgon (Director; Planning Reform and Housing Quality at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
8 July 2025
1:00pm
Public
Spending Review - Oral evidence
8 July 2025
1:00pm
- Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP (Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Sarah Healey CB CVO (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
1 July 2025
10:00am
Public
Housing for Older People - Oral evidence
1 July 2025
10:00am
- Professor Julienne Meyer CBE (Chair at Older People's Housing Taskforce)
- Sonia McColl OBE (Founder at Park Home Owners JUSTICE Campaign)
- Morgan Vine (Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age)
- Millie Brown (Deputy Director for Homes at Centre for Aging Better)
10:45am
- Paul Teverson (Director of Communications at McCarthy Stone)
- Oliver Boundy (Executive Director of Development at Anchor)
- Debbie Walker (Director General at British Holiday and Home Parks Association)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
24 June 2025
10:00am
Public
Community Cohesion - Oral evidence
24 June 2025
10:00am
- Imam Ibrahim Hussein (Chair at Southport Mosque)
- Jabeer Butt (CEO at Race Equality Foundation)
- Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE (CEO at Muslim Women’s Network UK)
- Carrie Alderton (CEO at Faith Belief Forum)
10:45am
- Dame Sara Khan
- Carly Walker-Dawson (Interim Co-CEO at Involve UK)
- Professor Ted Cantle CBE
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
17 June 2025
10:00am
Public
Property Management Companies - Oral evidence
17 June 2025
10:00am
- The Lord Best OBE DL
- Halima Ali (Co-ordinator at Home Owners Rights Network)
- Beth Rudolf (Director of Delivery at The Conveyancing Association)
10:45am
- Andrew Bulmer (Chief Executive Officer at The Property Institute)
- Dan Turnbull (Senior Director of Markets at Competition and Markets Authority)
- Martin King (Managing Director at FirstPort)
- Councillor Carys Thomas (Leake Independents at Rushcliffe Borough Council)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
10 June 2025
10:00am
Public
Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture - Oral evidence
10 June 2025
10:00am
- Robbie Calvert (Head of Policy at Royal Town Planning Institute)
- Councillor Richard Clewer (Housing and Planning Spokesperson at County Councils Network)
- Will Jeffwitz (Head of Policy at National Housing Federation)
- Melanie Leech CBE (Chief Executive at British Property Federation)
10:45am
- Avril Roberts (Senior Property and Business Policy Adviser at Country Land and Business Association)
- Paul Brocklehurst (Chairman at Land, Planning and Development Federation)
- Emily Williams (Director – Residential Research at Savills UK Limited)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday
7 May 2025
10:00am
Public
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance - Oral evidence
7 May 2025
10:00am
- Jim McMahon MP (Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Nico Heslop (Director of Local Government Finance at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
29 April 2025
10:00am
Public
Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Oral evidence
29 April 2025
10:00am
- Dr Victoria Hills (Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute)
- Councillor Adam Hug (Chair of the Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster City Council)
- Andrew Taylor (Group Planning Director at Vistry Group)
- Madeleine Jennings (Head of Policy and Communications at Local Trust)
10:45am
- Chris Young KC (Planning Barrister at No 5 Barristers' Chambers)
- Catriona Riddell (Independent Planning Consultant at Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd)
- Matthew Spry (Senior Director at Lichfields Consultancy)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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
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
Tuesday
4 March 2025
10:00am
Public
Capacity of the Construction Sector - Oral evidence
4 March 2025
10:00am
- Dan Turnbull (Senior Director for Markets at Competition and Markets Authority)
- Tim Balcon (Chief Executive at Construction Industry Training Board)
- Anna Clarke (Director of Policy and Public Affairs at The Housing Forum)
- Mark Reynolds (Co-Chair at Construction Leadership Council)
10:45am
- Muyiwa Oki (President at Royal Institute of British Architects)
- Ian Fletcher (Director of Policy at British Property Federation)
- Brian Berry (Chief Executive at Federation of Master Builders)
- Dr Victoria Hills (Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
25 February 2025
10:00am
Public
English Devolution - Oral evidence
25 February 2025
10:00am
- Jim McMahon MP (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Will Garton (Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
11 February 2025
10:00am
Public
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance - Oral evidence
11 February 2025
10:00am
- Professor Tony Travers (Director of LSE London and Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy at London School of Economics)
- Jonathan Carr-West (Chief Executive at Local Government Information Unit)
- Aileen Murphie
- Professor Andy Pike (Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University)
10:45am
- Charlotte Pickles (Director at Reform)
- David Phillips (Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies)
- Stuart Hoddinott (Senior Researcher at Institute for Government)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
4 February 2025
10:00am
Public
Electoral Policy and Reform - Oral evidence
4 February 2025
10:00am
- Peter Stanyon (Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators)
- Duncan Hames (Director of Policy and Programmes at Transparency International UK)
- Lara Parizotto (Executive Director at Migrant Democracy Project)
- Parth Patel (Associate Director for Democracy and Politics at Institute for Public Policy Research)
10:45am
- Vijay Rangarajan (Chief Executive at Electoral Commission)
- John Pullinger (Chair at Electoral Commission)
- Tom Hawthorn (Director of Policy and Research at Electoral Commission)
- Laura Douglas (Head of Regulatory Support at Electoral Commission)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
28 January 2025
10:00am
Public
English Devolution - Oral evidence
28 January 2025
10:00am
- Dr Jack Newman (Research Fellow at University of Bristol)
- Professor Colin Copus (Emeritus Professor of Local Politics at De Montfort University)
- Zoë Billingham (Director at IPPR North)
- Joe Fyans (Head of Research at Localis)
10:45am
- Tracy Brabin (Mayor at West Yorkshire Combined Authority)
- Councillor Louise Gittins (Chair at Local Government Association, and Leader at Chester West and Cheshire Council)
- Cllr Bridget Smith (Vice Chair at District Councils Network, and Liberal Democrat Leader at South Cambridgeshire District Council)
- Cllr Tim Oliver (Chair at County Councils Network, and Leader at Surrey County Council)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
21 January 2025
10:00am
Public
Oral evidence session
21 January 2025
Children in Temporary Accommodation - Oral evidence
10:00am
- Rushanara Ali MP (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Penny Hobman (Director for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Rough Sleeping - Oral evidence
10:45am
- Rushanara Ali MP (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Penny Hobman (Director for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
14 January 2025
10:00am
Public
Housing Associations: Development and finances - Oral evidence
14 January 2025
10:00am
- Kate Henderson (CEO at National Housing Federation)
- Fiona Fletcher-Smith (CEO at L&Q Group, and Chair at G15 Group)
- Holly Dagnall (Director of Homes and Wellbeing at Nottingham Community Housing Association)
- Martyn Gimber (CEO at North Devon Homes)
10:45am
- Fiona McGregor (Chief Executive at Regulator of Social Housing)
- Neil Jefferson (Chief Executive at Home Builders Federation)
- Chris Buckle (Director Residential Research and Consultancy at Savills (UK) Ltd)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House