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Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities and Local 바카라 사이트 communiqué: 10 May 2023

Updated 12 January 2024

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for Housing, Communities and Local 바카라 사이트 met on Wednesday 10 May by video conference.

The attending ministers were:

From the Welsh 바카라 사이트: due to illness on the day of the meeting the Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS had to send her apologies. The Welsh 바카라 사이트 was represented by: Emma Williams, Director of Housing and Regeneration; Sarah Rhodes, Head of Homelessness Prevention; Andrea Street, Deputy Director, Housing Safety Regulations & Standards; and Jo Larner, Head of Building Safety Programme.

From the Scottish 바카라 사이트: the Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan MSP. Minister McLennan stepped in to chair the meeting in Minister James바카라 사이트™ absence.

From the UK 바카라 사이트: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping and for the Union and Constitution: Felicity Buchan MP, who was not present for the building safety item given her constituency link to Grenfell, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local 바카라 사이트 and Building Safety: Lee Rowley MP.

From the Northern Ireland Executive: Mark O바카라 사이트™Donnell - Deputy Secretary of Housing, Urban Regeneration and Local 바카라 사이트, Paul Price, Director of Social Housing Policy and Kieran Devlin, Deputy Director Housing Supply Policy.

The Chair opened proceedings by welcoming attendees to the second meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group. The group discussed the challenges each government faces around tackling homelessness. The group also discussed progress made on building safety matters since the inaugural IMG meeting. They acknowledged the positive working relationship between officials in the areas of building safety and homelessness and agreed for this official level engagement to continue.

It was confirmed the Scottish 바카라 사이트 will host the next meeting, which will take place in the autumn. Officials will work together to identify a specific date and suitable agenda items.