Barker Review

of Housing Supply:
Three Years On
Thursday 24 May 2007, Hilton London Metropole, London W2

Keynote address:

Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP

Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government

Other speakers include:

Kate Barker Michael Gove MP
Author, Government Review into Housing Supply Shadow Minister for Housing, Conservative Party
Peter Dixon Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP
Chairman, Housing Corporation Former Housing Minister
Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart
Chairman, Local Government Association

In 2004, the Barker Review of Housing Supply made 36 wide-ranging

recommendations calling on central and local government, industries and planners
to address the problems in Britain’s housing supply.

Three years on the More and Better Homes conference will consider what progress
has been made. Speakers will examine the policy framework currently in place and
consider how this should evolve to meet the challenges of the decade ahead. In
particular, delegates will explore what more can be done to improve affordability,
reform the planning system, and support developers in the provision of high
quality, sustainable homes.

Bringing together leading stakeholders from across central, regional, and local
government, policy makers and those on the front line of service delivery including
developers, housing associations and planning professionals, this is a unique
opportunity to have direct dialogue with those leading the debate.

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Agenda (subject to change)
09:00 Registration and Refreshments 13:00 Lunch and Networking,
sponsored by:
PLENARY - SESSION ONE:
FUTURE AGENDA FOR HOUSING SUPPLY
09:50 Welcome and Introduction by Conference Chair PLENARY - SESSION THREE: THE IMPACT OF REFORM
Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, 13:50 Keynote Address: Strategic Role of
Former Housing Minister Local Government
10:00 Keynote Address Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart
Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP Chairman, Local Government Association
Secretary of State, 14:05 Environmental Impact of More Housing
Communities and Local Government Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect
10:20 Questions to the Minister Rural England
10:30 Securing Our Future Housing Needs 14:20 Questions and Discussion
Kate Barker, Author 14:35 Panel Session: Delivering Housing Growth
Government Review into Housing Supply John Stewart, Director of Economic Affairs,
10:50 Creating Affordable Homes in Sustainable Home Builders Federation
Communities Nick Jopling, Executive Director,
Peter Dixon, Chairman, Housing Corporation CBRE Hamptons International
11:10 Tackling the Housing Crisis to Improve Lives Michael Gove MP, Shadow Minister for Housing,
Adam Sampson, Director, Shelter Conservative Party
11:30 Questions and Discussion Julia Unwin, Director, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
11:45 Refreshments and Networking 15:05 Keynote Address
Government spokesperson to be confirmed
SESSION TWO: WORKSHOP SESSIONS (12:10-13:00) 15:25 Questions and Discussion
Delegates should choose to attend one workshop from
the list of four below. Facilitated by experts in the field,
the workshops are designed to be participatory and SESSION FOUR: WORKSHOP SESSIONS (15:35-16:25)
interactive to allow delegates to share experiences and Delegates should choose to attend one workshop from the list
good practice. of four below. Facilitated by experts in the field, the workshops
are designed to be participatory and interactive to allow
1. Planning Gain Supplement in Practice delegates to share experiences and good practice.
Gideon Amos, Director
Town and Country Planning Association 5. Improving Supply of Affordable Housing in
Rural Areas
Representative, Commission for Rural Communities
6. Housing Need, Mixed Communities and the Role
2. More Affordable Homes of Providers
Jonathan Brown, Director, Land for People Tom Titherington, Group Business Development
Wayne Morgan, Managing Director Director, The Hyde Group
Elements Europe 7. Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in New Supply:
The Zero Carbon Home
8. Better Homes: How Can We Improve
Design Quality?
3. Can Quality Still Mean Affordability? Improving
Adrian Harvey, Head of Public Affairs,
Design in Social Home-Building
Commission for Architecture and the
Dr Tim Williams, Chair,
Built Environment
Thames Gateway Commission
16:25 Close of Conference
4. First Time Buyers: Helping People to
Afford a Home

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 Purpose of
the conference:
• Review the progress made since the original
Barker Review of Housing Supply in March
2004 and the challenges that lie ahead in
meeting future housing demand
• Hear government plans to address housing
need including progress of the Cross-cutting
Review of Infrastructure to Support Growth and
priorities for CSR07
• Discuss plans for achieving sustainable
housing including building regulation
requirements for Zero Carbon Homes, how to
retro fit existing housing stock, and how to
minimise energy used in building homes
• Consider the implications and effective use
of the Planning Gain Supplement (PGS) and
how this can deliver affordable housing on the
scale required
• Look at innovative approaches to affordable
homes and low cost home ownership
assistance including the role of housing
associations and Registered Social Landlords
• Consider how the appropriate social, physical
and environmental infrastructure required to
support housing growth will be delivered
and financed
• Discuss the role for developers as drivers of
creating a more flexible housing market, and
their capacity to deliver quality sustainable
homes including modern construction methods
Campaign for
More & Better Homes
The Campaign for More & Better Homes
was formed in November 2004 by a range
of business, social, design and planning
supporters alarmed by the UK’s housing crisis.
The decision to launch the campaign followed
the publication, in March 2004, of the
independent Review of Housing Supply written
by Kate Barker and commissioned by the
Chancellor and the Deputy Prime Minister. This
report warned of an “ever widening divide…in
housing between those who are able to afford
market housing and those kept out.”
The Campaign is a unique voice making the
powerful social, economic and environmental
case in favour of the homes that this country so
desperately needs.
For further information about the Campaign,
go to:
http://www.moreandbetter.org.uk/index.asp
Unable to Attend?
Conference papers, as presented to the delegates
on the day, are available after the conference for
£99. This useful reference will include: available
speakers’ papers, speakers’ biographies and any
additional inserts
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsorship and
exhibition opportunities at this conference
contact Wendy De La Harpe on:
020 7324 4340 or e-mail:
wendy.delaharpe@neilstewartassociates.co.uk
Barker Review of Housing Supply: Three Years On
Thursday 24 May 2007, Hilton London Metropole, London W2
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