"My Lords, I join the Minister in congratulating Andrew Roe on his peerage. The experience that he will bring to your Lordships’ House from London Fire Brigade and the building safety regulator will be enormously welcome.
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell. I want to give some relief to the Minister by not following up the justified criticism that he is receiving from my noble friends but referring to one new policy in the Budget which I approve …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"When we discussed this matter a few days ago, I raised with the Minister the issue of the so-called cliff edge, whereby if you earn 1p over the earnings limit you lose the whole allowance. The Minister replied with characteristic sympathy, but she said that modernising the system would take …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, in Holland, 55% of cyclists are women. In this country it is less than half that, at 25%, so what are the Government doing to encourage more women to enjoy the benefits of cycling?..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lord, I want to add a brief footnote to the speech made by my noble friend Lord Lansley asking for this independent expert panel on vaping.
It seems to me, from looking back at history, that we used to have exactly such a panel because, when we had Public …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, further to the reply the Minister gave a few moments ago, why does the carer’s allowance, unlike other benefits, have a so-called cliff edge, where if you earn £1 over you lose all the allowance? Surely there should be a taper, as with other benefits, to avoid some …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 167 and 171 in the names of my noble friend Lord Kamall and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. They seek a carve-out from the ban on advertising for smoking cessation purposes.
"My Lords, this debate got off to a fine start with an excellent speech from my noble friend. It is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Noakes, and I agree with what she said about the complexity of the tax system.
"The Minister answered the second of my noble friend Lord Hayward’s questions, but he did not answer the first: when did officials first know?..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, further to the reply given to my noble friend about transitional relief, if, as is widely forecast, there will be substantial losses in the London boroughs, can the Minister guarantee that in any one year no London borough will have to reduce its expenditure by more than 5% …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech