Extract from Lords debate on the Queen's Speech (day 5) - Oct 21

Tuesday, 22 October 2019 08:40

Lord Best (CB):...Your Lordships might expect me to be horrified that no announcements were forthcoming in the Queen’s Speech to address these pressing problems of housing scarcity and affordability, but if the absence of new measures means continuity in the pursuit of policies now in the pipeline—a continuation of a direction of travel set by Mrs May and her Housing Ministers—no news may well be good news. I have paid tribute in this Chamber to the way the previous Prime Minister...Request free trial