A selection of Lord Mancroft's votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 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
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 13 15 Mar 2019

  I think the noble Lord means that my noble friend Lord Cormack and his noble friends are preserving the status quo: the comfortable state of the House, which neither the noble Lord nor I approve of.

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 12 15 Mar 2019

  My Lords, while it is attractive and interesting to look back at the past and see what happened—what the noble Lord, Lord Snape, has been saying is interesting—

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 12 15 Mar 2019

  I think that the Standing Orders do not require me to declare an interest given that most people in this House know I am a hereditary Peer—and I am delighted to be one. What I am not is a placeman of a Prime Minister. That is the issue which divides the House today. My noble friend Lord Strathclyde has quite rightly said that no one is defending the hereditary peerage in the way it was...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1987

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Licensing Act 2003 Committee (25 May 2016 to 4 Apr 2017)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee) (9 Sep 2003 to 22 Jul 2004)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (11 Dec 2002 to 14 Nov 2007)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (1 Dec 1999 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (23 Nov 1999 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Select Committee on Broadcasting (1 Jun 1992 to 8 Nov 1995)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Mancroft’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 43.58% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 123 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)