Funeral service of Lord Hogg held

Lord Hogg was created a life peer as Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld

The funeral of Labour peer Lord Hogg has been held in Aberdeen.

Norman Hogg entered the Commons in 1979 as MP for the East Dunbartonshire constituency and subsequently represented Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.

The funeral for Aberdeen-born and educated Lord Hogg took place at his home town's Queen Street Church.

He died last week at the age of 70 after a two-year battle with cancer. He left parliament at the 1997 General Election.

Lord Hogg was born on 12 March, 1938, and educated at Causewayend School and Ruthrieston Secondary School, Aberdeen.

During his political career he was a deputy chief whip in the Commons and a deputy speaker of the House of Lords. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth.

Lord Hogg was created a life peer as Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld in 1997, and was a chairman of the Scottish Peers Association, as well as a deputy speaker of the Lords.

His principal parliamentary interests were industrial relations, local government and the Middle East, working as chairman of the All-Party Anglo-Israel Group of parliamentarians.