Committee for Communities minutes 2 November 2021
Minutes of Proceedings
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Committee for Communities
Minutes of Proceedings
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Meeting Location: Room 30, Parliament Buildings, Belfast
Present:Mr Andy Allen MLA
Mr Paul Frew MLA
Ms Áine Murphy MLA
Mr Mark Durkan MLA
Present by Video or Teleconference:
Ms Paula Bradley MLA (Chairperson)
Mr Stephen Dunne MLA
Apologies:
Ciara Ferguson
In Attendance:
Dr Janice Thompson (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Sean McCann (Assistant Clerk)
Ms Rachel Ashe (Clerical Supervisor)
Ms Antoinette Bowen (Clerical Officer)
The meeting began in open session at 9.00 am. The Deputy Chairperson, Kellie Armstrong, assumed the Chair. The following Members were present at the start of the open session: Kellie Armstrong, Andy Allen, Stephen Dunne, Paula Bradley.
1. Apologies
None.
2. Briefing by Housing Rights on the Private Tenancies Bill
Áine Murphy joined the meeting at 9.01am.
Mark Durkan joined the meeting at 9.03am.
Paul Frew joined the meeting at 9.04am.
Andy Allen declared an interest as a private landlord.
Paul Frew declared an interest as a private landlord and as a qualified electrician.
The following representatives joined the meeting:
Ms Kate McCauley
Ms Kerry Logan
Ms Faith Westwood
The representatives briefed the Committee and took part in a question and answer session with Members.
The Chairperson thanked the representatives for their attendance.
3. Briefing by Renters’ Voice on the Private Tenancies Bill
The following representatives joined the meeting:
Ms Claire Maddison
Ms Jenni Millar
Mr Glenn Willis
The representatives briefed the Committee and took part in a question and answer session with Members.
The Chairperson thanked the representatives for their attendance.
Stephen Dunne left the meeting at 9.40am.
Andy Allen left the meeting at 09.53am.
4. Briefing by The Chartered Institute of Housing on the Private Tenancies Bill
The following representatives joined the meeting:
Mr Justin Cartwright
Ms Heather Wilson
The representatives briefed the Committee and took part in a question and answer session with Members.
The Chairperson thanked the representatives for their attendance.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to write to the Chartered Institute for Housing to request the content of their training materials for private landlords.
5. Date, Time and Place of the Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 4 November 2021 in Room 29, Parliament Buildings, at 9.00 am.
The meeting was adjourned at 10.26am.
Paula Bradley MLA
Chairperson, Committee for Communities
