The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage's full title is The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE. Her name is Sharon Jane Taylor, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 sets out that the Secretary of State may designate an urban development area where they are of the opinion that it is expedient and in the national interest, and following a public consultation.
That the Order laid before the House on 4 June be approved.
Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a very interesting debate on the future of Cambridgeshire and the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for his contribution to Cambridge. We had a visit
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I am very grateful that we will debate that issue tomorrow, because at one point this afternoon I thought we might not. I am very pleased that we will debate the Cambridgeshire development corporation tomorrow.
In relation to Cambridgeshire and Peterb
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I am grateful to my noble friend for raising this very important issue. Those of us who have operated in two-tier areas would often look at London boroughs and other unitaries—the unitary of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, was very close to my local autho
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
Well, we looked at all the proposals that were submitted and we assessed them. Noble Lords opposite can laugh if they want. I have been through this whole exercise of assessing every proposal that came forward against the criteria set for them. We did th
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I am going to sound a bit like a stuck record, but the proposals came forward from the local authorities themselves.
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I am grateful to my noble friend, as ever, particularly for his championing of Leicestershire, which he does admirably. The Government were always clear that boundary changes could be considered where there is a strong justification. Where proposals set
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I am grateful to the noble Lord for mentioning our new Prime Minister, because he is quite keen on devolution—that might have something to do with his background in the last few years. I am sure he will want to see those building blocks of strong unitary
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, the noble Lord was part of the discussions on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which set out clearly the role of town and parish councils as we develop neighbourhood governance processes. I went to the National Association
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
The estimate of the savings came from the work that the local authorities did themselves. I accept that there will be a great deal of work to be done through the process as we transition to these unitary authorities. But, quite frankly, I have worked in
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
When we took these decisions, we were very aware that some of the councils involved were already receiving exceptional financial support. We continue to work with those councils through the EFS process in the usual way, but LGR will save money over time
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for their questions and comments on the local government reorganisation Statement.
I will begin with the timeline that has led us to the decisions announce
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
I thank my noble friend for his welcome of that decision. He is quite right, of course, that when these proposals were put forward there were areas on which there were different opinions within political parties about how things should be done, as well a
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
That is a very important issue indeed, which we picked up on early in the process. The Secretary of State has written to all tiers of local government to ask them, if they are undertaking big contracts—which is sometimes necessary, because if your contra
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
First of all, I do not think that they will be far-distant unitary councillors. In my experience, councillors have a great connection with their local area and they will continue to do so. I will answer the noble Baroness’s question in two ways. There is
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
It is a review of the practices of stock management. It is intended to flag up good practice but also look at what needs doing further to make stock management easier. I am going to say yes to the second question. To the first question, the safest that I
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for Amendment 82, which seeks to ensure that local authorities receive the necessary information and collaborate with others to support prison l
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
I have outlined, both on this set of amendments and on previous ones, that we are carrying out an extensive review of stock management and allocation, so I hope all those issues will be taken into account in those reviews.
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate: the noble Lords, Lord Bird and Lord Jamieson, the noble Baronesses, Lady Coffey and Lady Thornhill, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Hereford. Before I respond to
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who spoke in the debate: the noble Lords, Lord Fuller and Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Teather, Lady Thornhill and Lady Coffey.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, for moving Amendment 79. I very muc
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
Discussions will take place when the review is complete. We have had some good discussions around this in the House. It is obviously of interest to noble Lords. I am very happy to discuss it further when we get the outcome of that review.
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
I am sure that the noble Lord will understand that I cannot comment on individual planning cases—it would be very unwise to do so from the Dispatch Box. But he will know that there has been, as I said, this recent consultation on the NPPF. It has a diffe
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, for Amendment 77. I recognise that the intention is to ensure that social housing stock is being used as effectively as possible by requiring local housing authorities to review lifetime secure ten
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is probably every Minister’s worst nightmare to stand up in the House just a few minutes after the Secretary of State has announced that he is no longer part of the Government. I hope noble Lords will forgive me for thanking our Secretary of
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Party history
2022-10-28 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2026-06-12
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Transport)
2023-01-09 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for District Councils
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Officer | Cratus Group · District Councils’ Network | 3 | 2025-05-29 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
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| Social Housing Bill [HL] | Lead | 3rd reading | 2026-05-14 | |
| Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Act 2026 | Supporter | Royal Assent | 2026-02-25 |
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Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
1 as lead sponsor
4 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Housing Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2026-05-14 | |
| Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2026-02-25 | |
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-07-10 | |
| Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-03-11 | |
| Renters’ Rights Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-09-11 |
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