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(2) Will these reviews and/or evaluations be conducted internally by the Community Services Directorate, or will an external person or organisation be commissioned to do this work.
(3) What consideration has been given to establishing an expert advisory panel to assist the Community Services Directorate and the Minister with the implementation of the Housing Strategy.
(4) If the existing Ministerial Affordable Housing Consultative Group will be maintained, will its terms of reference be amended to reflect a shift in its role from assisting with the development of the Housing Strategy to its new focus; if yes, can the Minister provide information about the amended terms of reference and remit of the Consultative Group.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Yes. The ACT Housing Strategy (the Strategy) includes a commitment to ‘report back to the community annually on the strategy and the progress and status of the actions in the implementation plan’. The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) is co-ordinating the reporting of actions under the Strategy and the associated Implementation Plan.
(2) Refer Question 1, noting that the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate is the responsible directorate.
(3) An Affordable Housing Consultative Group informed the development and preparation of the strategy. The future role of this group and any future body to monitor the implementation of the strategy is currently under consideration.
(4) Refer Question 3.
Health—healthy weight initiative
(Question No 2623)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 2 August 2019:
(1) Is the Healthy Weight Action Plan still being implemented.
(2) Will the hyperlink to the Healthy Weight Action Plan on the https://www.act.gov.au/healthyliving website be fixed.
(3) Will the Healthy Weight Initiative Progress Reports for 2017-18 and 2018 19 be released; if so, when; if not, have they been produced and (a) if they have why have they not been published and (b) if they have not, why has production of these report ceased.
Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Activities under the Healthy Weight Action Plan continue to be implemented, including healthy eating and active travel initiatives in schools, workplaces and the
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