Oral evidence transcripts

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).

Inquiry Homelessness Reduction Bill inquiry

Witnesses Matthew Downie, Director of Policy and External Affairs, Crisis, Kate Webb, Head of Policy, Shelter, and 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, Cllr Frank Hont, Cabinet Member for Housing, Liverpool City Council, and Heather Wood, Head of Housing Advice and Options, South Cambridgeshire District Council

Inquiry Local Plans Expert Group recommendations inquiry

Witnesses John Rhodes OBE, Chair, Local Plans Expert Group, and Matthew Spry, Special Adviser to the Local Plans Expert Group.

Inquiry Local Authorities and Commissioners inquiry

Witnesses Councillor Chris Read, Leader, and Mary Ney, Supporting Commissioner, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and John Biggs, Mayor, and Sir Ken Knight, Lead Commissioner, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Inquiry Local Authorities and Commissioners inquiry

Witnesses Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government.

Inquiry Homelessness inquiry

Witnesses 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 (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Homes and Communities Agency

Witnesses Sir Edward Lister

Inquiry Homelessness inquiry

Witnesses 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, and Professor Sarah Johnsen, Heriot-Watt University (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Homelessness inquiry

Witnesses Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive, Crisis, Howard Sinclair, Chief Executive, St Mungo's, Kate Webb, Head of Homelessness Policy, Shelter, and Giles Peaker, Chair, Housing Law Practitioners Association.

Inquiry Homelessness inquiry

Witnesses Councillor Daniel Astaire, Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration, Business and Economic Development, Westminster City Council, Nick Hooper, Service Director for Housing Solutions, Bristol City Council, Jim Crawshaw, Integrated Service Head, Homeless and Pre-Tenancy Services, Birmingham City Council, and Hazel Summers, Strategic Director, Adult Social Services, Manchester City Council.

Inquiry Homelessness inquiry

Witnesses Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director, Agenda, Henry St Clair Miller, Manager, No Recourse to Public Funds Network, Helen Mathie, Head of Policy, Homeless Link, and Oliver Hilbery, Project Director, Making Every Adult Matter.

Inquiry Business rates inquiry

Witnesses Richard Paver, Treasurer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Joe Anderson, Chair, Liverpool City Region, and Sharon Gregory, LGSS Group Accountant, Cambridgeshire County Council; Sir Edward Lister, Deputy Mayor, Policy and Planning, Greater London Authority, Guy Ware, Director for Finance, Performance and Procurement, London Councils, and Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Business rates inquiry

Witnesses Sean Nolan, Senior Local Government Adviser, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, David Magor, Chief Executive, and Andrew Hetherton, Chairman, IRRV Valuers' Association Board, Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation; Tom Ironside, Director, Business Regulation, British Retail Consortium, Chris Richards, Senior Business Environment Policy Adviser, EEF, and Mike Cherry, National Chair, Federation of Small Businesses.

Inquiry Business rates inquiry

Witnesses Andy Hall, Business Rates Assurance Manager, Boston Borough Council, Councillor David Finch, Leader, Essex County Council, and Dennis Napier, Assistant Head of Financial Resources, Sunderland City Council; Councillor Tim Mitchell, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Westminster City Council, Paul Dransfield, Strategic Director, Major Programmes, Birmingham City Council, Sharon Gregory, LGSS Group Accountant, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils, and Councillor Claire Kober, Chair, LGA Resources Panel, Local Government Association (at 4.45pm).

Inquiry Business rates inquiry

Witnesses David Phillips, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Dr Kevin Muldoon-Smith, Associate Lecturer and Researcher, Northumbria University, and Simon Parker, Director, New Local Government Network.

Inquiry Consultation on National Planning Policy inquiry

Witnesses Brandon Lewis MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, Department for Communities and Local Government.

Inquiry Consultation on National Planning Policy inquiry

Witnesses Kate Henderson, Chief Executive, Town and Country Planning Association, Richard Blyth, Head of Policy, Practice and Research, Royal Town Planning Institute, and Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect Rural England; Rachel Fisher, Head of Policy, National Housing Federation, Peter Andrew, Deputy Chairman, Home Builders Federation, and Councillor Martin Tett, Vice-Chair, Local Government Association Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board, and Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council (at 4.45pm).