Sharon Taylor

Latest speeches

1. Lords Grand Committee · House of Lords · 17 September 2026

   • Policy record and government response: empty homes vs national strategy

     “My Lords, I'm most grateful to the noble Lord Bird for opening this debate in his usual powerful way, and can I echo the tribute that other noble Lords have paid to his fantastic work towards homelessness and rough sleeping…”

     Watch from 43:58

   • Government reply: stadium regeneration accelerator and industrial strategy zones

     “My Lords, I'm very pleased to respond to this QSD and can I thank Lord Mann for opening this debate and securing this debate, firstly because it gives me an opportunity to talk about football, which is never a bad…”

     Watch from 1:25:39

2. House of Lords · House of Lords · 15 September 2026

   • Oral question 1 – Lord Young: 1.5 million homes target

     “My Lords, we are driving progress through our bold planning reforms, the 39 billion pound social and affordable homes fund, our new 16 billion National Housing Bank, which is expected to support over 500,000 homes, and alongside programs such as…”

     Watch from 14:57

3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 September 2026

   • Representation of the People Bill: Second Reading introduction and core aims

     “My Lords, I beg to move that this bill be now read a second time. My Lords, I am very pleased to open this second reading debate on the Representation of the People Bill. I know that noble Lords across…”

     Watch from 1:56:35

   • Political finance reform: Rycroft review, crypto ban and overseas donors

     “Work will continue. As a first step, the First Secretary of State and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government have written to the Electoral Commission to ask for their advice on the current donation thresholds, which…”

     Watch from 2:01:14

   • Minister concludes: overseas electors, EC independence and implementation

     “These changes will provide greater clarity and consistency while reducing repeated administrative burdens on people who may already be vulnerable. The government has also amended the bill to clarify when an overseas elector may be removed from the electoral register.…”

     Watch from 2:06:55
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4. House of Lords · House of Lords · 11 September 2026

   • Government statement: burial space in national planning policy

     “My Lords, I would like to firstly thank the noble Lord Mohammed for bringing this very important matter through this private members' bill and for the timeliness of his private members' bill which helpfully coincided with the publication of a…”

     Watch from 4:40

5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 10 September 2026

   • Home ownership debate: Tax, regulation, London housing and government reply

     “My Lords, I very much thank the noble Baroness Lady Tunn for securing this important debate and can I also express my thanks for her enormous contribution to local government over many years and I very much remember her tenure…”

     Watch from 6:06:56

6. House of Lords · House of Lords · 9 September 2026

   • Oral question 2: Devolution and national infrastructure projects

     “My Lords, nationally significant infrastructure projects are well they do what they say on the tin, they are national. No devolved powers have altered the consenting of the decision-making route for NSIPs so no assessment of impacts has been made.…”

     Watch from 13:33