Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)

My Lords, on 9 September, the Prime Minister said that national security “cannot come at the expense of social security ”.—[ Official Report , Commons, 9/9/26; col. 1036.] What kind of message is that

They are discriminatory because the people here now came in thinking they were staying for life, and those who come in from now on will know that they finish at 80. That is the difference.

I will ignore that comment. We have not sought to agree a collective position across our Benches. It is for noble Lords to come to their own view. Of course the Front Bench has a view, but we must alw

My Lords, this has been a considered debate, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, for the careful way in which she opened it. However, the fact that we have once again spent an entir

My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-president of the Local Government Association and of the National Association for Local Councils. The Social Housing Bill attempts to address an important issue

My Lords, while the independent Rycroft review consulted political parties on political donations, the Government have singularly failed to do so. Why did Ministers fail to consult the Parliamentary P