"My Lords, in my over 30 years of youth and community work, I have watched Governments of varying stripes bring in similar initiatives. Would it not be better to spend this money on organisations that already exist, such as FE colleges, schools and nurseries? You would get a bigger bang …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the timely publication of the strategic defence review, and I agree with its analysis that the UK faces generational defence and security challenges, whether from Russia, Iran, China, North Korea or non-state bad actors, criminal gangs and terrorist organisations.
"My Lords, I support Amendment 100 from my noble friend Lady Penn. I want to focus on the societal and class element of this. I come from a community that has some of the poorest social outcomes in the whole of Europe. One of the features of my community is …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, I support this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe. I want to come at it from a slightly different angle. This could be a vital piece to help the police with one of their weakest areas—representation in the community. I have been a youth worker for over …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I declare my interest as chairman of Faraday Ventures, which is set up to provide social housing and key worker housing...." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide further financial assistance to housing associations...." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her Answer. I have an additional question: at what pace will this money arrive, particularly in London? In London and the south-east, we have the greatest housing crisis compared with anywhere else nationally. How many homes will this money deliver, and at what pace will …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, I refer to my register of interests: I am the chairman of Faraday Ventures, which was set up to provide social and key worker housing. Therefore, I am understandably keen to support any measures that will encourage the construction of a large quantity of high-quality housing, particularly if …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the impact of changing business rates here in London on the West End? High Streets UK has labelled the Bill a bit of a disaster and said it will be bad for growth, bad for investment and bad for jobs, and …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech
"My Lords, one of the greatest failings in this horrific case of exploitation was that many, particularly police officers, were afraid to come forward. They felt that they would be accused of being racist and that would be the end of their careers. What support is the Minister going to …..." Lord Bailey of Paddington - View Speech