In the
2002 Birthday Honours Young was awarded a
knighthood, having the honour conferred by
The Prince of Wales on 13 December 2002. He was created a
life peer on 25 June 2004 taking the title Baron Young of Norwood Green, of
Norwood Green in the
London Borough of Ealing. In October 2008 he was appointed as
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills and Apprenticeships in the
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, being moved to the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when it was created in the June 2009 reshuffle, continuing as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but with responsibility for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs until 11 May 2010. In June 2021, Young was appointed as a
trustee of
LGB Alliance. In March 2022, he was reprimanded in the
House of Lords after falling asleep during a debate on
genetically modified organisms. He is Jewish. ==References==