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15 February 2011

APN 32– 10/11

BRITISH-IRISH COUNCIL MEETING

The Speaker has received notification from the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Housing Sectoral format will be held in St Mary’s University College, Belfast, on 16 February 2011.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister for Social Development, Mr Alex Attwood; and
Junior Minister, Mr Robin Newton.

The agenda for the meeting is attached.

British-Irish Council Housing Workstream  

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

11.00 - 11.05 Official photographs will be taken with all Housing Ministers

11.05 - 11.10 Welcome by Professor Peter Finn Principal of St Marys University College

11.10 - 11.20 Welcome and Introduction by Minister Attwood and Junior Minister Robin Newton

11.20 - 11.25 Agree minutes from Ministerial Plenary held on 4 December 2009

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P1)

11.25 - 11.30 Progress Report since December 2009

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P2)

11.30 - 11.40 Presentation from Jim Carlin, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, on ‘Housing Provision in West Belfast’

11.40 - 12.15 Attracting new forms of investment into affordable housing

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P3)

12.15 - 12.45 Mobility in Social Housing

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P4)

12.45 - 13.45 Lunch

13.45 - 14.00 Presentation from Noel Rice, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, on Retrofitting

14.00 - 14.30 Social Clauses for Social Houses

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P5)

14.30- 14.40 Draft Communiqué

BIC (Housing) 2011 (P6)

14.40 - 14.50 Any Other Business

14.55 - 15.00 Close of Meeting