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Viscount Astor
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1966
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Viscount Astor voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- House of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL]: Committee (12 Mar 2009)
“Before my noble friend responds, I hope that I may ask the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott, a question. My noble friend's amendment seeks to amend Clause 1(1). The noble Lord's Bill states: "A Member of the House of Lords is deemed to be resident". The advice that is offered by HM Treasury on domicile and residence states that it is not in itself a tax concept but one of general law. Therefore, is...”
- House of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL]: Committee (12 Mar 2009)
“I believe that the Government have said that they will expect any person in coming to this House in future to be resident, and the Appointments Commission has also said that. Equally, I do not think that the Government have made—and I am not aware of the new chairman of the Appointments Commission, the noble Lord, Lord Jay, having made—any statement on domicile. Is it the...”
- House of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL]: Committee (12 Mar 2009)
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 25% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 1 person is tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Viscount Astor speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 280 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)