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Lord Astor of Hever
Conservative Peer
- - Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), Shadow Minister (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development), Shadow Minister (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for Defence and International Development), Shadow Minister (since 27 Jul 2009)
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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 introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, that this has been an excellent debate. I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Kinnock, to the Dispatch Box for the Queen's Speech debate. However, one name is missing from the speakers' list-my noble friend Lord Hurd. Like others, I wish him a speedy recovery. I shall concentrate on defence issues. I start by paying tribute to those...”
- Armed Forces: Future Defence Policy — Motion to Take Note (6 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I start by sending my condolences, and those of my party, to the families and friends of Warrant Officer Chant, Sergeant Telford and Guardsman Major of the Grenadier Guards, as well as Corporals Boote and Webster-Smith of the RMP. I also pay my respects to the soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, who tragically died yesterday. Along with other noble Lords, I pay tribute to...”
- Armed Forces: Future Defence Policy — Motion to Take Note (6 Nov 2009)
“Well, my Lords, the HCDC report on helicopter capability in July this year showed that the UK Armed Forces helicopter fleet will lose 105 aircraft by 2020. The present force of 467 will be reduced to 365, a drop of 22 per cent. The MoD does not seem to understand the link between numbers and capability. When Britain's Armed Forces are likely to engage in operations for the foreseeable future,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 14 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") 311 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)