"How many people who voted in that referendum are still alive? How many new people are on the register? What would the noble Lord say is the relationship between those who voted and those now on the register? How long does he believe we should continue—five years, 10 years? Should …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, is the Minister aware that central London is virtually gridlocked during daylight hours? Travelling times are doubled at least. Has any assessment been done, or will he do an assessment, of the increased pollution caused by roadworks which are said to help cyclists and which will not be …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, I share the view of almost everyone in this House that we support the Government’s resolution, which of course has the support of the Labour Opposition in the other place.
"My Lords, what would the position be if this special committee of the Privy Council recommended in favour of the press’s own charter?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the number of speakers in particular debates that causes the problem? Indeed, in some debates the time allocated is three minutes, an unrealistic time in which to expect someone to give way in a debate. Will the Leader of the House look at the possibility …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"On a point of clarification, is it not the case that next Session we will not get a Writ of Summons? That comes only after the end of this Parliament...." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Since he is a great advocate of reducing the size of this House, might I commend to him the traditional trade union solution to dealing with redundancies: last in, first out?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Filkin. Perhaps I may pick up on one simple point made by the noble Lord, Lord Higgins. I share his view about the timetabling of Bills. Of course, I have to remind him that that did not start in the Blair years. …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"I understand perfectly that this issue has to be handled sensitively without there appearing to be any attempts at bullying or cajoling the Scottish Parliament in deciding what to do. If the draft Section 30 order is published next week, it will be left entirely up to the Scottish Parliament …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech