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Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Former Labour Peer (30 Nov 1996 – 1 Jul 2021)


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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Support for Farmers (14 Mar 2024)

Rob Butler: On a recent visit to Church Farm in Weston Turville in my constituency, the family who have farmed there for generations stressed how important it is for them to be able to diversify their income, for example with their very popular farm shop, which sells their produce and that of nearby farmers. However, current planning rules limit the shop to opening on 28 days a year. Will my right hon....

General Practice: Large Housing Developments — [Peter Dowd in the Chair] (29 Mar 2022)

Rob Butler: ...26,000 when the surgery moves to another new site in Paradise Orchard later this year, following a merger. For more than a decade, residents in the south of Aylesbury in Stoke Mandeville and Weston Turville have been opposed to a new development on a greenfield site called Hampden Fields. The Hampden Fields Action Group is extremely concerned that the development will have inadequate...

Inequalities of Region and Place - Motion to Take Note (14 Oct 2021)

Viscount Stansgate: ...Select Committee on Science and Technology in another place; the noble Lords, Lord Broers and Lord Rees, from the Cross Benches; the noble Lords, Lord Willetts and Lord Lancaster; Lord Sainsbury of Turville, although he has now left the House; and my noble friend Lord Anderson of Swansea, all of whom have been such staunch supporters of science. Overwhelmingly, this work has been done on a...

Retirement of a Member: Lord Sainsbury of Turville - Announcement ( 1 Jul 2021)

Retirement of a Member: Lord Sainsbury of Turville - Announcement

Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line: Wendover (23 Jun 2021)

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted: ...of HS2 Phase One construction and operation at Wendover on (1) local transport infrastructure, (2) permitted noise levels, (3) air quality, and (4) the Site of Special Scientific Interest at Weston Turville Reservoir.

Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line: Wendover ( 4 Mar 2021)

Lord Berkeley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what independent assessment has been made of the impact of the HS2 Phase One cut-and-cover tunnel design at Wendover on (1) the sustainability of the Weston Turville Site of Special Scientific Interest, (2) the water flow in the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal, and (3) flood risk to habitations at (a) Stoke Mandeville, and (b) Aylesbury.

Charitable and Voluntary Sector - Motion to Take Note (30 Apr 2020)

Lord Turnberg: ...available in the philanthropic sector, which is flexible and agile, so can respond rapidly to where the funds are needed most. I have several recent examples. The noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, has funded the food bank to the tune of £1 million; the Wellcome Trust rapidly funded £40 million for vaccine research; and the Wolfson Foundation, of which I have the good fortune to be...

Environment Bill (26 Feb 2020)

Rob Butler: ...much more than just the town of Aylesbury in the constituency. About a third of its population live in villages and hamlets, wonderful places such as Wendover, Stokenchurch, Aston Clinton, Weston Turville and Hughenden. Two thirds of the area is agricultural, and I have already very much enjoyed meeting farmers in the constituency, and not just because they agreed to put up gigantic...

Technical and Further Education Bill - Second Reading ( 1 Feb 2017)

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich: ...their kind comments. I welcome the Bill for reasons I will discuss. I declare an interest as a member of the Independent Panel on Technical Education, chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville. Many of its recommendations went into the Government’s skill plan and some are now encapsulated in the Bill, particularly those in Schedule 1 that deal with the institute. The reason...

Social Mobility Committee Report - Motion to Take Note (20 Dec 2016)

Baroness Donaghy: ...has a negative and statistically significant impact on medium-term growth”. As the Independent Panel on Technical Education, chaired by David Sainsbury—the noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville—indicated: “By 2020, the UK is set to fall to 28th out of 33 OECD countries in terms of developing intermediate skills, and the size of the post-secondary technical education sector in...

Commercial Financial Dispute Resolution Platform: Broadband Universal Service Obligation (15 Dec 2016)

Steven Baker: ...to invite my right hon. Friend the Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey) to come and visit Wycombe. He is very welcome to address my constituents in Hambleden Valley, particularly in Fawley and Turville, where they would be extremely grateful if they had 4G, never mind fixed broadband.

Public Bill Committee: Technical and Further Education Bill (22 Nov 2016)

...00 pm on Tuesday 6 December; (2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence on Tuesday 22 November in accordance with the following Table: Time Witness Until no later than 10.10 am Lord Sainsbury of Turville; Shadow Chief Executive for the Institute for Apprenticeships; National Society of Apprentices Until no later than 11.25 am Association of Colleges; Further Education Commissioner;...

Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Education: Post-16 Skills Plan (11 Jul 2016)

Nicholas Boles: ...of our growing and rapidly changing economy. The Skills Plan builds directly on the recommendations of an independent panel on technical education. The panel was chaired by Lord Sainsbury of Turville and its members were: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London; Bev Robinson, Principal and Chief Executive at Blackpool and...

Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee ()

High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill. 9:30 am; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses: Silklink (Grimstock Country Hotel) Robert Brown Bertylib LLP Heref Distribution Limited Mr and Mrs Raffety Rafine Ltd (Trading as Turville Valley Wines) West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service The Woodland Trust Warwickshire Wildlife Trust The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust Stop HS2

Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Financial Management in Government (16 Dec 2013)

Danny Alexander: .../publications/review-of-financial-manag ement-in-government. The review consulted widely with UK and overseas finance officials, private sector experts, and finance institutes. Baron Sainsbury of Turville acted as expert external adviser to the review. The review considers leadership across the Government finance function, the flow of management information and the framework of spending...

Economic Prosperity and Employment — Motion to Take Note (18 Jul 2013)

Lord Skidelsky: ...in the financial services sector, which, ironically, new Labour decided was to become the powerhouse of the British economy. I understand well the frustration of the noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville—as a Minister for Science and Innovation under new Labour, he was told that the financial services were a great source of innovation. When he asked for examples he was told that, “tax...

Economic Growth (15 May 2013)

George Howarth: ...systematic exploitation, particularly of young people. There is growing concern about what is often referred to as the race to the bottom. In The Times a few days ago, the noble Lord Sainsbury of Turville was reported as arguing for a more progressive form of capitalism that recognises social justice and discussing the role that institutions could play in bringing it about. He also...

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) (26 Feb 2013)

Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...are aware of their rights and by helping them make the case more widely to colleagues. As the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, the noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, said at the time, the regulations, “balance the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers”.—[ Official Report , 21/12/04; col. 1712.] I will answer some questions raised by...

Amendment of the Law (26 Mar 2012)

Ed Vaizey: ...Diamond synchrotron in my constituency. I must say, in a moment of cross-party unanimity, that the last Labour Government had two of the finest science Ministers we have seen in Lord Sainsbury of Turville and Lord Drayson. We have, of course, gone one better by appointing our own Minister for Universities and Science, who has two brains. We will have increased the level of the small...

Communities — Debate (12 May 2011)

Lord Noon: ...about my experiences and understanding of how we can make safer, stronger and more active communities. I take this opportunity to thank my noble friends Lady Jay of Paddington and Lord Sainsbury of Turville for having introduced me on the Floor of the House in January this year. Since my arrival here I have been most graciously and respectfully received by everyone. I have been made to...


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