Lord Ashton of Hyde
Biography
Lord Ashton of Hyde was appointed Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) on 26 July 2019.
He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from July 2016 to July 2019. He was previously appointed a Lord in Waiting (Whip) in the House of Lords in July 2014.
Education
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford.
Political career
Lord Ashton was elected to the Lords as a hereditary Peer in 2011 and before joining the government was a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic.
Career outside politics
He served in the Royal Hussars and the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. Prior to joining the government Lord Ashton was Chief Executive Officer of Faraday Underwriting Ltd and sat on the Council of Lloyd’s. He was a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies’ 2013/14 course.
Personal life
Lord Ashton is married with 4 daughters.
Thursday 28 October 2021
18:22:45
Estimate Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise at approximately 5:30pm.
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at approximately 5pm.
Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Monday 25 October:
To ask HMG to make a statement on the Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme (ACRS). (Baroness Williams of Trafford, HO)
Questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Friday 22 October:
'Health Incentives Scheme' (Lord Kamall, DHSC)
