"I congratulate the Minister on her appointment. She brings a great deal of business experience to the House. The UK is still a great place to invest in. We have one of the greatest creative economies in the world; we should be pushing that and making it clear. It is …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Knight, on securing this debate. This is a key issue that touches all our lives.
I congratulate the House of Lords Library on an excellent brief. It reminded me of the significance of the Workers’ Educational Association, which was used by my …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome what the Government have done, but we seem to have forgotten that a regime that was seen to be so solidly entrenched that it was incapable of being removed was in fact removed very swiftly by groups of people who fought to ensure that there was …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
"My Lords, I too pay tribute to the Government, and to Dr Cass especially, for a magnificent report that took both determination and courage; let us not underestimate that. She has achieved a huge amount: we now have four clinics up and running with people who understand the need to …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
First, I concur with everything that my noble friend Lord McNicol said from the Front Bench. I am not going to repeat all those points; he covered the waterfront. I share some of the concerns expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I also need …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
"My Lords, and my ladies, I offer my apologies. The fact that I have not been here for a significant part of this debate is not because I was not interested but because I was attending “Learn with the Lords” at the education centre, listening to the views of the …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford on her good idea of a committee. I do not regard it is a quango; the comparison with the environmental committee is a good one.
"My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, on introducing the debate. I may not agree with her analysis, but it has given us an opportunity to have this debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, should not worry about repeating what has been said before; it is the …..." Lord Young of Norwood Green - View Speech