Cross-Party Group on Housing Annual General Meeting 24 October 2023, 18:30-20:00 Minute Present MSPs Graham Simpson MSP – Convener Ariane Burgess MSP – Deputy Convener Paul McLennan MSP – Minister for Housing Invited guests Janine Kellett, Head of Homelessness Unit, Scottish Government Non-MSP Group Members Gareth James, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence Abigail Fletcher, Scottish Parliament Craig Sanderson, Edinburgh Poverty Commission Mike Heffron, Under One Roof Craig Stirrat, Grampian Housing Association Ken Gibb, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence Moira Bayne, Housing Options Scotland Jennifer Kennedy, Homes for Scotland Andrea Finkel-Gates, Scotland’s Housing Network Robert Toomey, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Amrou Motawa, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Jocelyne Fleming, Chartered Institute of Builders Abhishek Agarwal, Grampian Housing Association Ashley Campbell, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland Niamh Roberts, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Laura Taylor, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Lorenzo Martinico, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Sonny Scott, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Shelley Hutton, Places for People Collette McDiarmid, MND Scotland Aoife Deery, Citizens Advice Scotland Alex Clark, Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Lisa Innes, Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living Archie Rintoul, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors 1 Daryl McIntosh, SHARE Donna Young, Rural Housing Scotland David Aitchison, Shelter Scotland Norah Fletcher, Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership Michael Tornow, Public Health Scotland Shona Mitchell, Home Group Emma Doyle, Public Health Scotland Jenny Russon, MCS Foundation Susan Aktemel, Homes for Good Apologies John Boyle, Rettie & Co.