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Lord Ashcroft
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 24 October 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Carlisle Holdings Ltd (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Ashcroft voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Grammar Schools (7 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in relation to grammar school expansion, there is a limit as to where an annex to a grammar school can be situated; and, if not, whether they envisage a chain of grammar schools throughout the country, similar to the chains of academies.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Overseas Aid (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid in each of the past three years the United Kingdom has given directly and indirectly to each of the other countries in the G20.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Free Schools (26 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the introduction of the free school programme, they considered the option of schools which would be partly dependent on parent payments, with the balance being funded by the state.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 125 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 16.46% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)