Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Capacity in the homebuilding industry inquiry

Witnesses Mark Farmer, Author, The Farmer Review of the UK construction labour model: modernise or die, Philip Callan, Research Associate, ResPublica, and Michael Ball, Professor of Urban and Property Economics, Henley Business School, University of Reading .

Inquiry DCLG Annual Report and Accounts 2016

Witnesses Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, and Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, Department for Communities and Local Government.

Inquiry Integration Review one-off evidence session

Witnesses Dame Louise Casey CB, and Neil O’Connor, Director, Casey Review.

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses Stephen Dorrell, Chair, NHS Confederation, and Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England.

Inquiry Pre-appointment hearing: Local Government Ombudsman

Witnesses Michael King, the Government's preferred candidate

Inquiry Public parks inquiry

Witnesses Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government.

Inquiry Capacity in the homebuilding industry inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 10.30am).

Inquiry Public parks inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 10.45am).

Inquiry Capacity in the homebuilding industry inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 10.30am).

Inquiry Public parks inquiry

Witnesses Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment, Birmingham City Council, Andrew Hinchley, Green Space Development Officer, 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Work of DCLG 2016 inquiry

Witnesses Rt. Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State, Gavin Barwell MP, Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for London, Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, and Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government.

Inquiry Capacity in the homebuilding industry inquiry

Witnesses David Jenkinson, Group Managing Director, Persimmon PLC, David Thomas, Group Chief Executive, Barratt Developments, and Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, Taylor Wimpey PLC.

Inquiry Public parks inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.15pm); 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 (at 5.00pm).

Inquiry Capacity in the homebuilding industry inquiry

Witnesses 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.

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Adult social care inquiry

Witnesses 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.

Inquiry Homelessness Reduction Bill inquiry

Witnesses 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, Department for Communities and Local Government, and Dee O'Donnell, Head, Homelessness and Support Division, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 10.30am).