"My Lords, I am sympathetic to the probing amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger—Amendments 47 and 51 respectively—on value for money, which I alluded to at Second Reading. With any Bill or set of regulations, it is important to have …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I have no extant interests to declare—my interest in pension schemes is in the past—but I have considerable sympathy with my noble friend Lord Davies’s Amendment 7.
We suffer from chronic underinvestment in genuinely affordable and social housing, which is undermining the social fabric of this country and …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I too look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White of Tufnell Park. I was delighted to discover that we are both honorary alumni of the University of Bradford.
"My Lords, the Chancellor’s measures to combat the cost of living crisis, particularly for those on lower incomes, were the touchstone for this Budget. The Government were right to make this a priority. The Trussell Trust had to increase its provision of emergency food parcels to 1.4 million between April …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, clarity on the future of the music and dance scheme to ensure access to specialist music and dance education for students, regardless of their background, is urgently needed. As a supporter of the National Youth Orchestra, I wholeheartedly support the points from the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, but …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 64B from the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, to create a new possession ground for carers. I know that every noble Lord here appreciates and values the important work that carers do in our communities. It goes without saying that we should take …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, there is a significant number of homes that remain hard to decarbonise for which the interventions required to meet energy efficiency standards can be extremely costly. In the social housing sector, while the majority of housing associations are on track to meet EER C by 2030, for some …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Morris for providing this opportunity to consider the recommendations of the Public Services Committee report and the Government’s response. I add my welcome to my noble friend Lady Levitt, the Minister, for the baptism of her first debate in Grand Committee, which …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. With the Government’s ambition to increase the supply of social and affordable housing and the reforms to improve the capacity of the planning system, now seems the right time to reform PDR. The Government have rightly …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I am conscious that this is Third Reading and I fully support the Bill, but I wanted to take this last opportunity to ask for greater clarification in relation to Clause 30 and its applicability to higher education providers across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is …..." Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe - View Speech