Lord Young of Cookham

House of Lords

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 264th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 21%. 37 contributions since 2024-09-02.

Record by topic

“…She said: “Yet too many families in need of a social rented home are languishing on local authority waiting lists”. She was right. At the end of last year, there were more than 175,000 children living in temporary accommodation, with the figure going up for each of the last three years.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The noble Lord went on to make the point that times had changed, saying: “Councils have ever-increasing waiting lists for council housing, and they face the massive financial and social challenge of dealing with the need for and cost of temporary accommodation.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Casey review into social care was announced in January 2025, with a report expected in 2028. Adult social care has been kicked into touch. I will pick up two points from the review, one mentioned by my noble friend Lord Willetts.”
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, further to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, there are 120,000 young carers aged between seven and 18, many of whom are the principal carer for a parent or sibling, accompanying them when they go into hospital.”
Unpaid Carers: Patient Hospital Discharge · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗