10am Tuesday 9
September, Thatcher Room
On Tuesday morning, the Housing, Communities and Local Government
(HCLG) Committeebegins the evidence sessions for its new inquiry
examining housing conditions in England, with questions to
witnesses including Sir Michael Marmot, Director, Institute for
Health Equity.
The Committee will be looking at the prevalence of hazards, such
as damp and mould, in homes across the country, and scrutinising
how effective policies to improve housing conditions are likely
to be.
The cross-party Committee will also be questioning witnesses
including Helen Garratt, National Housing Data and Insights Lead,
Building Research Establishment, Dr Henry Dawson, Senior Lecturer
in Housing and Public Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University,
Millie Brown, Deputy Director for Homes, Centre for Better
Ageing, Michael Erhardt, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Disability
Rights UK
The opening session of the inquiry focuses on the prevalence and
severity of poor housing conditions across all tenures, including
social housing and the private rented sector, and the impact of
poor housing on people's health and quality of life.
Ahead of next week's session, the Committee has published a
small selection of written
evidence submissions, from the Chartered Institute of
Environmental Health, Building Research Establishment (BRE),
Centre for Ageing Better, and from The Town and Country Planning
Association.
The bulk of written evidence submissions will be published ahead
of the next evidence session for this inquiry, which is expected
to take place after the conference recess in October.
The Committee's conditions of homes inquiry (see full terms of
reference) will be examining the Government's Decent Homes
Standard, the introduction of ‘Awaab's law', and the passage of
the Renters Reform Bill, and looking at how far these policies
will go to address poor housing conditions in England.
The inquiry will be examining conditions in social housing, the
private rented sector, new build homes, and in temporary
accommodation.
Witnesses:
From 10am
- Sir Michael Marmot, Director, Institute for Health
Equity
From 10.45am
- Helen Garratt, National Housing Data and Insights Lead,
Building Research Establishment
- Dr Henry Dawson, Senior Lecturer in Housing and Public
Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Millie Brown, Deputy Director for Homes, Centre for Better
Ageing
- Michael Erhardt, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Disability
Rights UK
