Written Question · S1W-16839 · Session 1
How many task forces, working groups or other similar bodies it convened for purposes connected with the Housing (Scotland) Bill; what the …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many task forces, working groups or other similar bodies it convened for purposes connected with the Housing (Scotland) Bill; what the purposes of these were or are; who served or serves as members of any such bodies, and in what capacity each member served or serves.
The answer
A number of Executive working groups, both formal and informal, have had an input to matters covered by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.Groups which have had a specific or substantial connection to purposes connected with the Act and its implementation include the following:Housing Interests GroupThe Housing Interests Group first met in June 1999. Its purpose was to discuss the Executive's housing agenda, including the proposals in the Housing Green Paper and strategic issues for inclusion in the Housing (Scotland) Bill.The group is chaired by myself as Minister for Social Justice, and has included the following members in addition to officials from the Executive (other representatives of these organisations may also attend from time to time).Name | Organisation
Robert Aldridge | Scottish Council for Single Homeless
David Alexander | Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
David Chalmers | Council of Mortgage Lenders
Alan Ferguson | Chartered Institute of Housing
Hugh Hall | Scottish Homes
Fanchea Kelly | CoSLA
Liz Nicholson | Shelter Scotland
John Carracher | Scottish Tenants Organisation
Working Group on Single Social Tenancy; Short Life Right to Buy Working Group, and Working Group on Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001A steering group was set up between February 2000 and May 2001 to oversee the production of a model tenancy agreement for the new Scottish secure tenancy envisaged by the Housing (Scotland) Bill.A short-life Right to Buy Working Group met between July and December 2000 to consider the implications and details of the various proposals contained in the Housing (Scotland) Bill which related to the right to buy.A Housing Bill Implementation Working Group was set up in June 2001 to oversee the implementation of the provisions of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act. All three groups are chaired and supported by Scottish Executive officials. The membership of each group is shown in the following tables. Where an organisation is listed, members serve or served in their capacity as representatives of that organisation and other representatives of these organisations may also attend from time to time.Working Group on Single Social TenancyName | Organisation
Geralyn Lewis | Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Kenny Simpson
Robert Aldridge | Scottish Council for Single Homeless
David Alexander | Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
David Chalmers | Council of Mortgage Lenders
Alan Ferguson | Chartered Institute of Housing
Hugh Hall | Scottish Homes
Fanchea Kelly | CoSLA
Liz Nicholson | Shelter Scotland
John Carracher | Scottish Tenants Organisation
Working Group on Single Social Tenancy; Short Life Right to Buy Working Group, and Working Group on Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001A steering group was set up between February 2000 and May 2001 to oversee the production of a model tenancy agreement for the new Scottish secure tenancy envisaged by the Housing (Scotland) Bill.A short-life Right to Buy Working Group met between July and December 2000 to consider the implications and details of the various proposals contained in the Housing (Scotland) Bill which related to the right to buy.A Housing Bill Implementation Working Group was set up in June 2001 to oversee the implementation of the provisions of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act. All three groups are chaired and supported by Scottish Executive officials. The membership of each group is shown in the following tables. Where an organisation is listed, members serve or served in their capacity as representatives of that organisation and other representatives of these organisations may also attend from time to time.Working Group on Single Social TenancyName | Organisation
Geralyn Lewis | Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Kenny Simpson
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-16839 by reference.