"My Lords, speaking of innovation, Green Party-led Bristol City Council has had some success in creating housing for younger people by using ownership co-operatives and co-housing schemes. Is that something that the Government are looking into and perhaps encouraging in Labour-led councils?..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, in the early 1990s, I worked in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, at Axum, which is more or less on the southern border with Eritrea. I was there for a few months as an archaeologist. Before I went, I did hardly any research about the area. My life at the …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, this is a really interesting Question, because none of us knows when the next general election will be—it could be in three years or much sooner—so are the Labour Government thinking about which other political parties they might be prepared to work with? Obviously, now that we are …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, surprisingly perhaps, I welcome the Government’s attempt to strengthen airline passengers’ rights, especially with the worries about aviation fuel due to Israel and Trump launching a disastrous and illegal war on Iran. I am happy to support the Civil Aviation Authority being given additional enforcement powers to ensure …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, apart from a fair rail infrastructure allocation, which is absolutely needed—the Welsh Government are owed £4 billion for HS2 being misnamed as being for England and Wales—the Welsh Government are asking for other things, such as devolution of policing and justice and of the Crown Estate. Where do …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I empathise totally with the Minister because I too grew up in a council home. It was in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, and was part of the “Homes for Heroes” development in 1925. My parents moved into it probably 25 years later. The welcome feeling of stability, security and community—of …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I asked the Minister yesterday about caps on food prices and he said then that that was not the role of the Government. Having said that, the suggested freeze is voluntary, as I understand it. Given that supermarkets— I think I might get booed here—squeeze producers of all …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech