"My Lords, it is time someone spoke up for the cyclist. Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Shamash, I like e-bikes. I am one of a number of noble Lords on the other side of middle age who use e-bikes—legal e-bikes—to get around. Our case is undermined by illegal e-bikes being …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes. Sadly, the broadcasting is not working at the moment, so I will ask the Committee to adjourn for a …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, young people are paying more in rent than they are on a mortgage, and so they would not need to join the queue for affordable housing if they had some help with a deposit. I put again to the Minister the question I posed to her in April, …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick. I will develop part of the argument she adduced—that there is sometimes a case for disposing of social housing.
I want to address the ongoing controversy whereby the right-to-buy policy led directly to the shortage of …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"Further to the suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, that those who make political donations should be criminalised, hundreds of thousands of people in this country subscribe to their political parties because they share their values. Surely that should be encouraged and not criminalised...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, LadyPitkeathley. On social care, she is absolutely right.
On housing, the Government’s target of 1.5 million homes is not a policy but a dream. By their own calculations, they are already 400,000 adrift. In London we …..." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. Recently, the Prime Minister said:
“For my family growing up, the roof over our heads was everything. But for so many families today, homeownership is a distant dream. My government will make it a reality once again”.
"My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes...." Lord Young of Cookham - View Speech