"My Lords, I welcome the Select Committee report, particularly its emphasis on an infrastructure-first approach, mandatory basic design standards and capturing land values. I welcome the overall direction set out in the Government’s consultation on the draft new towns programme and policy, particularly the emphasis on high-quality place-making, environmental sustainability …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my environmental interests as listed in the register, and I thank the Minister for his engaging introduction. He obviously knows something about this, and I look forward to discussing amendments with him in Committee.
"Or I might just cheat, if I have enough space at the end, and put the odd little bit of dagger between the ribs.
The Bill is very welcome. It helps put a knife through the heart of a highly damaging Thatcherite right-to-buy policy that has persisted from the 1980s …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"My Lords, the degree of political ideology that this Bill has provoked has been quite entertaining this afternoon. I was terribly tempted to wade in, especially when my namesake, the noble Lord, Lord Young, talked about where the money went. But I will resist that temptation—..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the speech that we have just heard and I hope we will all ponder it. I am going to be a bit more frivolous in my contribution. When I saw the notice of the King’s Speech debate arrangements, I felt a …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 239, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. I will be brief, given the stage of the evening we are at. She gave me a good lead line there in talking about Incredible Edible. A friend of mine founded that movement, which does …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"I finish by saying that I also support the amendments so ably put forward by the noble Baronesses, Lady Freeman and Lady Bennett, about bringing forward the third leg of the three-legged stool that is supposed to be sustainability. It is difficult to sit on a two-legged stool; why is …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"My Lords, I too support Amendment 241B in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, to which I have added my name. I also support Amendment 192 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, which was moved so ably by the noble Baroness, Lady …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"Quite a lot of local authorities are doing well on this. Many of the things that they are delivering do not require additional funding but are about making the right decisions on their day-to-day routine responsibilities for planning, regeneration, growth, urban development and all sorts of things. They are making …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech
"I have one note of question. We are all quoting Kim Leadbeater and how she felt about the Oregon example, but, in fact, it may be that she was not talking about the issue of videolinking but about assessments that were done solely on the basis of paperwork. I think …..." Baroness Young of Old Scone - View Speech