Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Housing: Planning Laws
"Is the noble Lord aware that even though we all agree that additional housing is required, particularly affordable housing, half of all threats of damage or destruction to our precious and diminishing ancient woodlands are caused by housing development? In the light of the Government’s commitment in the housing White …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Oct 2017
Housing: Availability and Affordability
"My Lords, we have already heard how too many people and families are struggling with unaffordable housing and homelessness. More than 1 million families remain on the housing waiting list as we speak. There is a clear need to build more affordable homes in the medium term but that is …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Mar 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill
"My Lords, I declare an interest as chancellor of Cranfield University, a truly global university in science and technology, with almost two-thirds of its students coming from outside of the UK. In looking at the Government’s Green Paper on industrial strategy, it is clear that what we want to try …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Mar 2017
Building More Homes (Economic Affairs Committee Report)
"My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust and president or vice-president of a range of wildlife and conservation organisations. I very much welcome this report from the Economic Affairs Committee—particularly the focus on enabling local authorities to retake their place as providers of social housing …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Mar 2017
Building More Homes (Economic Affairs Committee Report)
"I have recently chaired a conference on the green belt for Greater London. It was startling to see just how the proposition that my noble friend is putting forward works in practice. The reality is that, if we are to make London liveable in the face of climate change, we …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th November 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Young of Old Scone (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Select Committee reports published in the (1) 2015–16, and (2) current, session of Parliament, except those published within the last two months, have not received a Government response.
Answered by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Following discussions last year between the Leader of the House of Lords and the then Chairman of the Liaison Committee, data on response times is now collected and made available by the House of Lords Committee Office. The Liaison Committee's annual reports set out which Select Committee reports required Government responses and when those responses were sent. The figures for 2015-16 are included in the Committee's report, Investigative Select Committee Activity in Session 2015-16 (1st Report of Session 2016-17). The figures for this session will be published in due course. The Government values the work of Select Committees and will always aim to respond to reports within two months. However, it will often be the case that formulating responses require discussions across a range of departments and stakeholders, which means that in some cases they can take longer.
Written Question
Tuesday 8th November 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Young of Old Scone (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of House of Lords Select Committee reports received a Government response within the two months period set out in paragraph 11.39 of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords in the years (1) 2009–10, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17 to date.
Answered by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Following discussions last year between the Leader of the House of Lords and the then Chairman of the Liaison Committee, data on response times is now collected and made available by the House of Lords Committee Office. The Liaison Committee's annual reports set out which Select Committee reports required Government responses and when those responses were sent. The figures for 2015-16 are included in the Committee's report, Investigative Select Committee Activity in Session 2015-16 (1st Report of Session 2016-17). The figures for this session will be published in due course. The Government values the work of Select Committees and will always aim to respond to reports within two months. However, it will often be the case that formulating responses require discussions across a range of departments and stakeholders, which means that in some cases they can take longer.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2016
Health: Diabetes
"My Lords, in the face of investment in diabetes care and the strong priority being given by the Government to multidisciplinary teams for foot care, why can there not be a directive from the Government to ensure that all CCGs commission to that standard? Currently, two out of five patients …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
Housing and Planning Bill
"My Lords, I recognise that it is late in the day to be contributing to this amendment but I have put my name to an amendment in the very last group, so I am simply delaying myself getting home. I want to remind the Committee about the findings of the …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
Housing and Planning Bill
"My Lords, I have my name on one of the last two amendments and seek clarification from the Government Chief Whip. If it is being proposed that our amendment will take place on a Committee basis on the first day the Bill is dealt with when we return, and that …..."Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
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