Results 61–80 of 590 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Baroness Young of Old Scone

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Second Reading (17 Jan 2023)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I draw attention to my environmental interests in the register. When I was a kid, every Christmas I knew by the shape of the parcel under the tree that my present was going to be a book, but I could not stop hoping that it just might be a pony. This is how I feel about the Bill. I desperately want it to be a pony. Let us see what we can do perhaps to make it so. This is a big Bill...

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill - Second Reading ( 9 Jan 2023)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: Before the Minister finishes, I hope that he will give way for a microsecond. During my contribution, I asked whether he could let us have some detail of the systems that are in place to keep under surveillance the environmental, animal welfare and other standards on which he is giving us assurances, including how effectively they are operating. Will he agree to do that before we reach Committee?

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill - Second Reading ( 9 Jan 2023)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I declare my environmental interests, as well as my interest as chair of the Royal Veterinary College. I had not really thought of declaring my Australian and New Zealand relatives until I was reminded by several previous speakers. I have umpteen of them. We were good Scots: we spotted the £10 immigration grant—the Ten Pound Poms scheme, as it was known—and took full advantage...

Biomass Strategy - Question (14 Dec 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: Does the noble Lord recognise, in the context of his last answer, that the recently published report from the land use Select Committee says that we need a land-use framework for England in order to make decisions about where the most appropriate siting of different crops and energy generation materials should be? If that was in existence, it would become abundantly clear that biomass is...

Energy Prices Bill - Second Reading (19 Oct 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: Would the Minister give way on that point? I hope we can depend on him to make the point to the Secretary of State for the Environment that, if he had a proper land use strategy, he would not have a conflict between wind farms, solar farms and agricultural land. We would have a proper planned process to use our land wisely.

Energy Prices Bill - Second Reading (19 Oct 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I put on record that I am not sure I support Martin Lewis for Prime Minister, but anything is possible. I am sure we all support the need for the Government to act urgently to protect households from the rising costs of energy and to reduce the impact of price rises on the inflation figure. I will not comment on the pig’s ear that the mini-Budget and the subsequent fiscal event...

Climate Change and Biodiversity: Food Security - Motion to Take Note ( 8 Sep 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the Woodland Trust, as a commissioner at the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, and as vice-president of a range of environmental and conservation charities. I commend and welcome the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis; it is really great to have another biodiversity freak on board. I very much endorse the statements made about...

Pakistan: Flood Relief - Private Notice Question ( 7 Sep 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: The Minister rightly pointed out that this catastrophe has multiple causes. Will he undertake to tell the new Environment Secretary and Business Secretary that this sort of Armageddon will increasingly occur across the world as a result of climate change, and that we must not take our eye off the ball on climate change during the current energy price crisis?

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 10 (14 Jun 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I also support Amendment 17 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, to which I have put my name. All the arguments have been laid out as to why energy efficiency is important, but I share the amazement of the noble Lord, Lord Deben, that this message does not seem to be getting over to the Government. It is a bit of a no-brainer, really: energy efficiency is vital not only...

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 2 (14 Jun 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I declare my interests as chairman, president and vice-president of a range of environmental organisations. I too will speak to Amendment 4, to which I have added my name. We absolutely must not miss this opportunity to make sure that the bank’s objectives are fully in line with the two biggest global challenges: climate change—mitigation and adaptation—and biodiversity...

Government Food Strategy - Statement (13 Jun 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I was going to raise a question about the land use strategy, which I welcome—a small crumb of thanks, if I may put it into this pudding of a strategy. However, I cannot ask that question because I am so appalled by how awful the strategy is. When I was chief executive of Diabetes UK, we worked endlessly with the supermarket sector on any information that it gathers in profusion....

Sue Gray Report - Statement (25 May 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: Can the noble Baroness advise me? Around the time of some of the earlier parties, I developed some condition and had to go and see a doctor. That doctor wept in front of me. I did not know him. He was wearing PPE and a mask, and he was exhausted and at the end of his tether. When he asks me whether the sort of exhaustion and isolation he was facing and the things he was experiencing, seeing...

Procurement Bill [HL] - Second Reading (25 May 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I declare my interests, as listed in the register, as a chair, vice-president or commissioner of a range of environmental and conservation NGOs. I declare today Groundhog Day for two reasons. First, I am following the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, for the second day in a row. I am pleased to do so; and it proves that the Whips’ Office has a sense of humour since I revealed...

Procurement Bill [HL] - Second Reading (25 May 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: I take the noble Baroness’s challenge: I will do the maths shortly and pass her a note, although I did look up her CV yesterday to check the date. It was 1988; the rest of your Lordships can now do the maths. The second Groundhog Day phenomenon is that, yesterday, I and many other noble Lords pressed the Government on the lack of climate change, environment and biodiversity objectives in...

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL] - Second Reading (24 May 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I always like following the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, who I have disagreed with—I was just working it out on the back of an envelope—for 44 years. I declare my interests as chair, vice-president or commissioner of a range of conservation and environmental charities as listed in the register. I welcome the establishment of the UK Infrastructure Bank and the opportunities it...

Queen’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) (11 May 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I add my commendation for the splendid maiden speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Guildford. He was quite right in pointing out that local inequalities can be some of the most damaging things. I ran healthcare in north Kensington and Notting Hill, and I remember trying to explain the role of a health visitor in visiting new mums to the Health Minister, whose daughter...

Building Safety Bill - Report: Amendment 15 (29 Mar 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, briefly, I too support Amendment 262 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, to which I have put my name. I will not go through all the reasons why it makes common sense but we have had the British Standard for well over 10 years and it is more observed in the omission than the commission. We really must make progress at this stage. The Minister gave valuable assurances in...

Health and Care Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 7 ( 1 Mar 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, the noble Baroness may wish not to be churlish, but I would regret it if I could not be a little churlish. I declare an interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust and vice-president of a range of environmental and conservation organisations. I thank the Government and the Minister for the assurances given. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, for his shuttle...

Building Safety Bill - Second Reading ( 2 Feb 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, Grenfell was, and still is, a safety scandal and a tragedy. The subsequent wrangling as to who should be responsible for remedying fire safety in unsafe buildings is an even bigger tragedy and scandal. I commend the account of the noble Baroness, Lady Sanderson, who really brought home just how tragic the incident was. It is important that this Bill passes your Lordships’ House,...

Health and Care Bill - Committee (6th Day) (Continued): Amendment 203 (26 Jan 2022)

Baroness Young of Old Scone: My Lords, I think I am about to score a historic double whammy. I thought that I had stayed tonight to let some momentous words cross my lips that I never thought would do so—that is, I agree with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth has said—but, and I never thought I would say this, I also agree with every word that the noble Lord, Lord Warner, has said. How is that for a double...


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