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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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Helicopters (25 Jan 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan for new Chinook helicopters to be given clearances with limited evidence, allowing them to be in service quickly.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Helicopters (5 Jan 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government why the decision to upgrade the Puma helicopter has taken the time that it has.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Helicopters (5 Jan 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the time taken to decide on further purchases of Chinook helicopters was due to needing to negotiate places on the Boeing Chinook production line; and when they expect the production of the new Chinooks to begin.”
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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 29 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 16% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 13 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Ashcroft speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)