Results 1-9 of 9 for hunting speaker:Lord Young of Norwood Green

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill: Third Reading (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...number of occasions, noble Lords should look at our track record on apprenticeships, given that the apprenticeship programme we inherited was nearly dead on its feet. I thought the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, was inviting me to give way but I say to him that the facts speak for themselves. If he wishes me to reiterate the facts, I will do so. Previously, there were only 65,000...

Consumer Rights (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (23 Oct 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...will be pleased to know that the Government are in agreement with the committee on the vast majority of points. I cannot go quite as far as to follow the advice offered by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, who suggested that I should throw away my speech and start again, because I do not think I would be capable of dealing with this complex issue without it. We agree that the directive could...

Consumer Rights (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (23 Oct 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...said that we should not be complacent even about our own rights and that there are areas capable of being improved—he gave us numerous examples. I share the view of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, that we will not get a total media bypass on this issue, because it genuinely creates a lot of interest. My noble friend Lord Whitty will in any case ensure through his work that there will not...

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill: Committee (7th Day) (14 Oct 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...will use to inform the local authority commissioning plans, so they will have access to them. I hope that I have given sufficient assurances. I cannot confirm the suggestion of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, that I was the author of all of this—I am far too modest to claim that. However, as part of the supporting cast, I support the proposals. We have endeavoured to satisfy the concerns...

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill: Committee (7th Day) (14 Oct 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...or disabilities in FE colleges being helped and supported. I do not think that there is ever room for complacency, but important progress has been made. One of the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, was whether the new guidance will reflect the National Audit Office's report on Section 139A assessments. In view of the inconsistent quality of learning difficulty assessments, we have...

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill — Committee (1st Day) (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...normally applaud. We do not believe that creating yet another NDPB is the right solution in the circumstances. I hope that I have addressed the points of concern raised by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. I have dealt with the question of the chief executive of the NAS. On the role of the sector skills councils, the nature of that relationship is fundamentally important. The most important part...

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill — Committee (1st Day) (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...into the detail. I do not want to engage in a particularly bipartisan way but I can resist anything except temptation, as Oscar once said. We pay tribute to the role played by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt; unfortunately, I was not at Second Reading but I observed the point about his involvement with the modern apprenticeships. Yes, the numbers had grown a bit, but from a very low base....

Pensions (17 Nov 2005)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...final report, I feel that this debate can fairly be described as a curtain raiser for future debates. Like a successful West End show, this one will run and run! I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, if congratulations are the right thing—it is a bed of nails. I do not think it is as comfortable as that; at least you can get off a bed of nails. I am not sure...

Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech (24 Nov 2004)

Lord Young of Norwood Green: ...in a charming way, spare no efforts to assist newcomers; it is much appreciated. I am especially indebted to one young woman who remarked, "There are two issues guaranteed to fill this House—hunting and homosexuality"! What prescience in one so young. I must confess that I was somewhat shocked when in the recent debate on civil partnership the noble Lord, Lord Tebbit, asked a probing...