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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, it is easy to be swayed in one’s opinions by powerful speeches in your Lordships’ House. When I listened to the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart of Swindon, I felt a burning desire to stay within the EU. To be fair on him, when I listened to the noble …..."
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Written Question
RSPCA
Tuesday 23rd December 2014

Asked by: Viscount Astor (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times Ministers in the Ministry of Justice have met RSPCA representatives in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Answered by Lord Faulks

All meetings that take place between Ministers and external organisations are recorded in quarterly transparency statistics, published at the link below;

https://www.gov.uk/

Written Question
RSPCA
Tuesday 23rd December 2014

Asked by: Viscount Astor (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the legal aid budget has been spent on reimbursing defendants in RSPCA private prosecutions in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has no record of any payments being made relating to the RSPCA in the years in question.

Written Question
RSPCA
Tuesday 23rd December 2014

Asked by: Viscount Astor (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the legal aid budget in 2012, 2013 and 2014 has been spent reimbursing the RSPCA.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has no record of any payments being made relating to the RSPCA in the years in question.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2011
Elections: Voting Arrangements

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider changing the voting arrangements for British citizens residing abroad and members of the Armed Forces serving abroad...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2011
Elections: Voting Arrangements

"My Lords, I hope you will forgive me for asking a Question on voting arrangements, because of course, as a Conservative hereditary Peer, I have never voted in any general election. However, there is a referendum approaching in which I look forward to voting, and I have, of course, always …..."
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