Results 1-20 of 49 for speaker:Lord Stoneham of Droxford

Garden Cities — Question (6 June 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the prospectus for the establishment of new garden cities.

Garden Cities — Question (6 June 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: May I encourage my noble friend to be a little more specific? The Government promised a prospectus in their housing strategy published in November 2011. Unless the Government publish their prospectus for garden cities this summer or within at least two years of promising to do so, is there not a danger that people will question the Government’s determination to tackle the past...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I will speak about those aspects of the gracious Speech that support people saving for retirement and the important ongoing reform of state pension provision. Obviously, the focus of the coalition is to get the British economy back on an even keel, but we should not forget the important social reforms that it has undertaken, and those in the pension field are, in my view,...

Media: Press Regulation — Question (14 February 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, most of the attention following Leveson has been on press regulation issues. When and how are the Government going to address the issue of dominant media ownership and the need for greater plurality in the future?

Ministerial Code — Question (5 February 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: May I ask my noble friend the Minister whether the Government are considering changes to the Ministerial Code in the light of the Leveson report, or whether they are putting their energies into achieving an agreed code of practice that would apply both to Ministers and the opposition Front Bench, in order to ensure the transparency of future relationships between all leading politicians and...

Taxation: Families — Motion to Take Note (17 January 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I join in the congratulations for the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, not only on this debate but on the leadership that she provides the House on forensic analysis and social concern. I am sad that I cannot be completely alongside her today on the issue before us. I would like to follow by setting some sort of economic and social context, following in the footsteps of my noble friend...

Thames Tideway Tunnel — Question (15 January 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, over the past two years Thames Water has paid out £650 million in dividends and £100 million in management fees. Can the Minister assure the House that Thames Water is not simply a private equity vehicle designed to save tax for its overseas investors at the expense of London customers and UK taxpayers, who are supposed to stump up for its infrastructure investment?

Leveson Inquiry — Motion to Take Note (11 January 2013)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, with whom I have shared a lot in my political career. I share his frustration at not having full copies of the report available. I have spent a lifetime in the regional and national press and I have joined the noble Lord, Lord Donoughue, on the roll of honour at News International. I am saddened by what Leveson has revealed about...

NHS: Research and Development — Question (17 December 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, we welcome the greater emphasis that the Government are giving to NHS research and the commitment to the National Institute for Health Research. However, there is an acute shortage of clinical academics who are both medics and front-line researchers. What steps are the Government taking to rectify this situation so that we can get better links between research and patient outcomes?

Credit Unions — Motion to Take Note (13 December 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of Housing 21, a national provider of retirement homes, and as former chair of First Wessex housing group, which is heavily involved in supporting credit unions on the south coast. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, on initiating the debate at a very timely period in the development of credit unions. I also thank the noble Lord,...

Future Homes Commission Report — Question for Short Debate (4 December 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I welcome the debate and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for initiating it. I found it difficult to disagree with anything that has been said so far in the six speeches tonight-but I suppose that noble Lords would expect me to say that, particularly of my own colleagues. I declare my interest as chair of Housing 21, a national housing and care provider for the elderly. The...

Small Pension Funds — Question for Short Debate (27 November 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I am very glad to follow the very informed contribution of the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, whose remarks I completely agreed with, and the cross-party consensus of my noble friend Lord Patten, with whom I also thoroughly agreed. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, on the timing of this debate-coming the week after the Government published their consultation document...

Financial Services Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (12 November 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I support the amendment. The issue behind the amendments in this group is that the investment industry's duties to savers appear to be poorly understood and observed. As the Law Commission has confirmed, where firms are managing other people's money or giving them financial advice, they have strict fiduciary duties to act in those people's interests. This includes both individual...

Universal Credit — Question (6 November 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: Can the Minister confirm that the Treasury is giving the fullest possible co-operation to his department on the computerisation of the universal credit system? In particular, are employers being sufficiently geared up to provide monthly pay information on their employees?

Schmallenberg Virus — Question (1 November 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, given that the midges that carry this virus come from the dreaded mainland of Europe, should not today, of all days, the Government emphasise the need for partnership, co-operation and trust with our European partners? Can the Minister tell us how this country is benefiting from the €3 million that the European Union has provided for research on this virus?

Media Standards and Media Regulation — Motion to Take Note (25 October 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I welcome this debate and agree especially with my noble friend Lord Fowler, who said that we should not pre-empt Lord Leveson. He deserves the respect of our listening to what he has to say and considering his recommendations. There are two principal issues for him to address. I do not think that there is any argument but that we have to strengthen the regulation of press...

Financial Services Bill — Committee (4th Day) (Continued) (18 July 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 107, which was spoken to so well by the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, and I also have sympathy with the other amendments in this group tabled by my noble friend Lord Sharkey. My personal interest in the success of the coming revolution in pension policy through auto-enrolment makes me especially keen to support this group of amendments. We...

Economy: Growth — Motion to Take Note (21 June 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords, the essential task and purpose of the coalition is to reduce the government deficit and restore growth. The nature of our partisan politics exaggerates the differences between the Government and the Opposition. Divisions also lead us to overlook what the real dividing lines and problems are. The biggest problem is that the big drivers of the economy between 2000 and 2009 were...

Libraries — Question (14 June 2012)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford: My Lords-