Profile

Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

Left the House of Lords on 7 January 2022

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (12 Jan 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 1 Jul 1985 to 1 Jul 1988)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (27 Jan 1982 to 5 Feb 1982)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 3 Feb 1981 to 5 Feb 1982)
• Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee (21 Jan 1981 to 27 Jan 1982)
• Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee (21 Jan 1981 to 27 Jan 1982)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 21 Jan 1981)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office) (11 Mar 1974 to 22 Jul 1975)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Electoral Register 11 Apr 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many electors were removed from the electoral registers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in each year since the EU referendum in 2016; and what percentage of the register this represents.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Electoral Register 11 Apr 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many electors have been added to the electoral register of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2016; and what percentage this represents in each case.

• Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders: Amendment to the Motion 4 Apr 2019

  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 a referendum taken 10 years ago be binding on us for ever? It is absolute nonsense.

More of Lord Hughes of Woodside’s recent appearances