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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
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces Pay Review Body (10 Feb 2012)
“The Government believe that the recommendations of an independent body such as the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) should constitute an integral part of the process used to determine the pay of the Armed Forces. An announcement about the 2012 Pay Review Body's report is expected to be made shortly.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Anti-submarine Warfare (10 Feb 2012)
“The United Kingdom's anti-submarine warfare protection doctrine is designed to counter the threat faced in both deep water and littoral scenarios through the provision of a layered approach to detecting and defending against potential and actual threats. This is based on the utilisation of a range of assets, including nuclear attack submarines, Merlin helicopters and a towed array frigate force.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Afghanistan (8 Feb 2012)
“Current exit routes from Afghanistan are by air only, following closure of the surface route through Pakistan in response to the Mohmand cross-border incident in November 2011. The likely duration of the border closure is not yet clear; however, this is not currently a cause for concern and planning is ongoing to utilise alternative routes should the Pakistani border remain closed in the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 63.27% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 407 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)