A selection of Lord Ashcroft’s votes

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• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Ethiopia: Eritrea 16 Mar 2015

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the "Leaked Memo, Ethiopia’s Destabilizing Policy Against Eritrea" issued by the Permanent Mission of Eritrea to the United Nations on 2 July 2014.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Surveillance 9 Mar 2015

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 20 February (HL4795), whether there have been any instances where such surveillance equipment has been used by any foreign government to monitor opposition parties.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Eritrea 6 Mar 2015

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the statement by His Excellency Mr Girma Asmerom, Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations, on agenda item 68 (b,c): Promotion and Protection of Human Rights during the Interactive Dialogue of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea at the Third Committee of the 69th Session of the United...

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Profile

Former Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 October 2000

Left the House of Lords on 3 April 2015 — retired

Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Carlisle Holdings Ltd (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Deputy Chairman (Field Campaigning), The Conservative Party ( 4 Jun 2008 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Deputy Chairman (Field Campaigning and Opinion Research), The Conservative Party ( 9 Jul 2007 to 4 Jun 2008)