The Earl of Oxford and Asquith OBE
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Oxford and Asquith's full title is The Earl of Oxford and Asquith OBE. His name is Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 10
2025-09-19
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I am opposed to the Bill, partly on principle and partly on specific matters of detail.
On the issue of principle, first, I believe that the Bill will radically alter our society’s view of the value of life by introducing a utilitarian calcu
2024-01-26
Ukraine
My Lords, first, I warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Camoys, to this House and congratulate him on his speech.
In the course of this war, much has been said about possible territorial concessions to Russia by Ukraine as the condition for resolving t
2023-09-21
Ukraine
My Lords, I want to make just two points in this debate, one of a military nature and the other political. First, while I have no intention of trying to play the armchair general —and, as we all know, war plays tricks on predictions and predictors—none t
2018-03-29
Syria
My Lords, I also voice my thanks to my noble friend Lord Roberts for securing this debate.
It is no doubt to be expected that many assessments of the provision of humanitarian aid to Syria have been couched in markedly politicised terms. I recently re
2018-01-29
Russia
My Lords, whatever one’s view of the state of our bilateral relations with Russia, and despite the overheated rhetoric that prevails in London, there are some objective issues which have to be recognised. The noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, whom I congrat
My Lords, I find many reasons to support this Bill on moral, philosophical, legal and practical grounds, but I wish to be brief and I shall try to confine myself to four or five points. First, there is inadequate protection in the law at the moment, I be
2017-12-20
Syria
My Lords, barring the unforeseeable, President Assad will remain in place until 2021, or until the Syrian people elect a successor. Three years is a long time, and mention has twice been made of sanctions on Syria. I do not think anyone expects sanctions
2017-02-09
Syria
My Lords, I welcome the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, on the facile narrative that underlies much of the western media reporting. As she has noted, in Syria, we have for several years collectively promoted a demonised portrayal of one side an
My Lords, I shall confine myself to Operation Sophia, but first I should like to offer my own words of tribute to the excellent chairmanship of the committee of the noble Lord, Lord Tugendhat. Operation Sophia has done some very creditable work in its sea
My Lords, I echo and wholly endorse the comments of my noble friend Lady Suttie about the quality of the chairmanship of the sub-committee by the noble Lord, Lord Tugendhat. I will pick up on the section of the report that alludes to a new Helsinki dialog
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Register of Interests · 11 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Director, Intec International Ltd (mining remediation company) (interest ceased 31 May 2025)
registered 2017-08-21 · amended 2025-07-03
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Director, Ferravale Ltd (insurance)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Chairman, Meteor Capital Group Ltd (including subsidiaries Meteor Asset Management and Meteor Investment Management)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Executive Chairman, Zander Group Ltd (including subsidiary Clearearth Ltd) (environmental remediation company)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Dessna Company Ltd (private trading company)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Dragon Harvest UK (soil remediation) (interest ceased 31 May 2025)
registered 2020-08-24 · amended 2025-07-03
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Fexol Group (oil remediation)
registered 2020-08-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ferravale Ltd (insurance)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Zander Group Ltd (environmental remediation company)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Dessna Company Ltd (private trading company)
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Earl of Oxford's Mells Estate
registered 2014-11-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2021-04-12 → 2026-04-29
Crossbench
2019-08-01 → 2021-04-11
Non-affiliated
2014-10-24 → 2019-07-31
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Libya
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-01-03 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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Historic bills (all-time)
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