Member of Parliament
Lord Best
Member since
04 Jun 2001
Bills sponsored
7
Speeches (30d)
3
Speeches (all)
267
Written questions
0
Last spoke
23 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (267)
HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my housing interests as on the register and will use my time today to address the housing issues raised in the gracious Speech. If we did not know it before,…17 May 2021HANSARDPlanning: Net Zero Emissions TargetsMy Lords, as the Minister knows, there are two ways of getting housebuilders and developers to achieve higher standards: the national building regulations and the local planning…19 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for initiating this important debate and for her powerful opening speech. I draw attention to my housing interests on the…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHousing StrategyMy Lords, I declare my relevant interests as in the register, including as chair of the Affordable Housing Commission and as a Church Commissioner for the Church of England. I…24 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and congratulate him on an important maiden speech. As Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice,…18 Mar 2021
Bills sponsored (7)
BILLSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023Royal Assent29 Jun 2023EnactedBILLHomes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018Royal Assent20 Dec 2018EnactedBILLBBC Licence Fee Bill [HL]2nd reading12 Jul 2017ActiveBILLHomelessness Reduction Act 2017Royal Assent27 Apr 2017EnactedBILLSelf-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015Royal Assent26 Mar 2015EnactedBILLMobile Homes Act 2013Royal Assent26 Mar 2013