Decision details

To provide Members with an update on the Housing Green Paper and initial thoughts and issues arising from the Paper.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to

i)                   Delegate responsibility for the submission of a formal response to the Green paper to officers in Housing, City Strategy and Economic Development, who will seek to formulate a response in consultation with lead members over the next few weeks.

ii)         Provide any initial views on the details of the Green Paper and the comments supplied within this report.

ii)                 Ask that any other comments on the Green Paper be submitted to the Head of Housing by 30 September 2007.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      i) The next available EMAP meeting is on 29 October 2007, after the deadline submission date of 15 October.

ii)So that these comments can be considered and incorporated into the final response to government.