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Lord Astor of Hever
Conservative Peer
- Whip, House of Lords (since 14 May 2010)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Defence (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
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- Became a Lord in 1984
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Astor of Hever voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Reserve Forces (27 Jul 2010)
“Between April 2007 and April 2010, 5,375 members of the reserve forces were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Data prior to April 2007 is not held centrally and cannot be validated. During the period 1 January 2006 and 30 June 2010 there have been 60 reservists wounded in action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Data prior to January 2006 are not held centrally and cannot be validated. Between 1...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Seriously Injured Personnel (27 Jul 2010)
“No changes have been made in the past 12 months to the guidelines on whether a service member is classed as "very seriously injured" or "seriously injured".”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Afghanistan (26 Jul 2010)
“I refer the noble Lord to my Written Statement of 14 July 2010 (Official Report, cols. WS 31-34).”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 91 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 15 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Astor of Hever speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 324 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)