Lord Best

Crossbench Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Housing: Young People - Motion to Take Note 14 Mar 2024

    My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, not just for securing this debate and getting it off to a brilliant start, but for his decades of highly distinguished policy action in addressing key housing issues. As usual, I agree with his words of wisdom so eloquently delivered today. This debate is very timely: the housing crisis for those with nowhere to go represents a national...
  • Housing: Young People - Motion to Take Note 14 Mar 2024

    Is this a debate about immigration or housing? There are two debates here. We are dealing with people who live and breathe and need a home, whom we face and talk to and meet on a daily basis. We are doing something for them, and questions of immigration are for a different debate. It is unsurprising that there is not enough to go around when the Centre for Cities has found Great Britain to...
  • Housebuilding - Question 28 Feb 2024

    My Lords, the excellent report from the Competition and Markets Authority shows why depending on a small handful of volume housebuilders does not produce either the quantity or the quality of homes that we need. Has the Minister thought about taking off the shelf the Oliver Letwin report, which is quoted in the CMA report very favourably? It calls for development corporations with master...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 June 2001

Currently held offices

  • Member, Industry and Regulators Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Built Environment Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
  • Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (16 Oct 2018 to 23 Apr 2020)
  • Chair, Communications and Digital Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
  • Chair, Communications and Digital Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
  • Member, Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee (16 May 2013 to 6 Nov 2013)
  • Member, Information Committee (Lords) (16 May 2013 to 14 May 2014)
  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee (13 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
  • Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (10 May 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
  • Member, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) (13 Nov 2002 to 26 Nov 2008)

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