Lord Best

Crossbench

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentCabinet OfficeDepartment for Work and PensionsMinistry of JusticeDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parliamentary Career

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Registered Interests

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Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

10 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in professional and technical built environment skills, specifically (1) surveying, (2) architecture, (3) construction management, and (4) planning, beyond the 2025 announcement of £625

Answered

To: Department for Work and Pensions • 19 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of individuals (1) prosecuted, and (2) convicted, under the Vagrancy Act 1824 for each police force area in England and Wales in each year from 2021 for which figures are available.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 2 Jun 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of their 1.5 million target for new homes will be designed to meet the specific needs of older people.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 23 Oct 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to address the specific needs of older people’s housing in the revision of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting guidance.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 23 Oct 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to address the deficit in supply of older people’s housing with care and support for the ageing population.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 23 Oct 2024

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