"My Lords, did I read correctly in the newspapers recently that the person in charge of prosecutions said that the fact that charges are not proceeded with certainly does not prove innocence, but simply that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the charges? How does that sit with the …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"If one follows the view put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, we should be changing things in the other direction so that people can drink as much as they like because that would help the drinks industry. Is that what he is saying?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister has twice refused to answer a direct question this afternoon. He said that he cannot comment on matters of how the department works. He also said that he cannot tell us how many people are employed. Neither of those things can be state secrets. How many …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, I join those who have congratulated my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours on initiating this important debate and, indeed, on his powerful speech.
I am one of the dwindling number in your Lordships’ House who carried my identity card during the war when I went to school. I had …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
“We expect to conclude this package of work by the summer”.
I take it that that is not a firm promise, as the Prime Minister said from the Dispatch Box that the decision would be made by Christmas. For the avoidance of doubt, for clarity …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"I may have misheard the Minister. Will she repeat the date? I thought she said December 2015, but this is December 2015...." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, I am not quite sure what figures the Minister has promised to give, but can he say how many cyclists have been issued with fixed penalty notices, how many cyclists have been prosecuted and how many prosecutions have been successful?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"The Minister said that there had been a great fall in the crime rate. Would he publish the figures of how crime has fallen in the areas that have PCCs and the areas that do not?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech