"My Lords, I am grateful to the most reverend Primate for convening this fascinating and urgent debate. I am grateful to, among others, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and the noble Baroness, Lady Spielman, for focusing particularly on young people. My comments will focus on the role …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, about a year ago, I gave one of my first speeches in your Lordships’ House. It was in a debate also led by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on this very subject. I said then that, as a rookie Peer, my aspiration was to become more like him …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to speak on the Second Reading of the Social Housing Bill. I will share a story about Carla and Chloe. Some time ago, Carla became homeless following a relationship breakdown. The traumatic aftermath of this personal tragedy is hard for many of us to …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness. Her points are a helpful segue to the amendments that I will speak to, which are very much about the first formal conversation that takes place between a medical practitioner and a patient who is interested in exploring the potential of an assisted …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a father of two young adults—an interest I have in common with people across these Houses and homes across the country, as well as a desire to see them get into work. First, will this offer arise only for those already on benefits? …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendments 154, 210 and 211 are in my name. I also support my noble friend Lady Goudie’s Amendments 202, 208 and 209; she is unable to be in her place today. I will endeavour to be brief. Together, these amendments address two questions that I believe unite noble …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 99, 102 and 105 in the name of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, who cannot be in his place today. For reasons that will become apparent, I have also added my name to the amendments. I declare an interest as …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great honour to welcome my new and noble friend Lady Shah to her place in your Lordships’ House, and it is a joy to congratulate her on a beautiful maiden speech. Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of my own introduction, and over the past year …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this debate, and, as others have said, for his timeless commitment to these issues. I direct noble Lords to my interest as a partner of the Good Faith Partnership and as one of the founders of the …..." Lord Rook - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend. I am sure noble Lords will join me in welcoming the creation of the Office for the Impact Economy in the Cabinet Office. Given the tendency of Governments sometimes in the past to work independently of social investment and philanthropy, I am interested in which …..." Lord Rook - View Speech