"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
"Can the Minister confirm that the carrying of a donor card short-circuits the long process of finding relatives and so on, or is that simply a figment of my imagination?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"Can the noble Lord say precisely whether there is any value nowadays in carrying a donor card or whether that is now obsolete?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"How can it make sense to have a referendum on what might be, but refuse to have a referendum on what it actually is? What is the difference between the previous referendum and the one we are thinking of now? You will be asked to judge on what actually is …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"Does the Minister accept that one of the benefits of this legislation is that now people have to write and ask you whether or not you want to receive junk mail? That is fine. But with many of them, not only do you click “unsubscribe” but they ask you why …..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister said that the Government have been working on this issue. For how long, how many staff are working on it and how much time has been spent on it, or is it simply a fig-leaf to cover total inaction?..." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech
"Addressing the House is not simply a matter of courtesy. When the noble Lord turns his back, we cannot hear him as the sound is not picked up...." Lord Hughes of Woodside - View Speech