"My Lords, Pride in Place is a programme delivering to 300 communities over the next 10 years. In those next 10 years, what financial support will be available to those hundreds or maybe thousands of communities across this country that are not included in the scheme but whose high streets …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support councils to regenerate struggling high streets and towns...." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s Statement. When it comes to social cohesion, the penny has clearly started to drop in government departments that something must be done.
"My Lords, the anti-Muslim hostility definition allows things to be said that are “in the public interest”. Can the Minister clarify who decides what the public interest is, and how?..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, before we were interrupted, I was just saying that we are very grateful to all noble Lords who spoke on 11 February—it was as far away as that, and we have not met since then. If noble Lords think back, it was quite a substantial debate on quite …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"I understand all that money coming in, but it is targeted to certain communities. The community right to buy was for communities across the whole country. They had the ability to ask for support to save their pubs, or village or town amenities. I worry that those not in the …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to my noble friend Lord Lucas’s opposition to the question. His intention is not to frustrate the purpose of the legislation but to probe an important constitutional question: how powers exercised by the national park authorities will intersect with those newly empowered devolved authorities. …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"I did ask about this: if there is a disagreement between the national park authority and the mayor, who takes precedence?..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, we absolutely understand the intention behind this amendment. Social media clearly brings its challenges, particularly around misinformation, public confidence and data security—all serious matters. However, we do not agree that this is an appropriate statutory duty to place on local authorities.