Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 18th June 2010


Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is not a member of any APPGs
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has voted in 54 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

5 Jul 2023 - Illegal Migration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 7 Conservative Aye votes vs 155 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 169
View All Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise Division Votes

Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
View All Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(1 debate contributions)
View All Department Debates
Legislation Debates
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
View all Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise's debates

Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 6 Written Questions

(View all written questions)
Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
20th Oct 2022
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe–Manchester) Bill through Parliament.

The government does intend to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill through parliament.

The Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons in June and is awaiting its special Select Committee Stage.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
20th Oct 2022
To ask His Majesty's Government, given current economic conditions, what assessment they have made of the likely additional costs of labour and materials on the overall cost of delivering the HS2 project; and what impact these additional costs will have on the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of HS2.

The HS2 programme is experiencing high levels of inflation, consistent with the rest of the economy and construction industry. Whilst I am clear that HS2 Ltd and its supply chain must do all they can do mitigate inflationary pressures, the overall cost of the programme is not affected in real terms because the budgets are set in 2019 prices.

Inflation affects the value of the costs as well as the benefits and using a consistent price base removes the effects of general inflation from the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) calculation. If materials cost inflation and general inflation are significantly different, the BCR could change. Labour and materials costs are modelled as part of the BCR analysis and will be updated for the next iteration of the HS2 business case.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
20th Oct 2022
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 16 March (HLWS670), whether HS2 costs continue to be within budget; and if not, what is the (1) current amount that the project is over-budget, (2) estimated total amount the project will be over-budget, and (3) cause of costs that will result in the project being over-budget.

For the latest update on the overall costs position of the HS2 programme I would refer my Right Honourable Friend to the publication of the six-monthly HS2 report to Parliament on Thursday 27 October 2022.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
20th Oct 2022
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent increases in long-term government borrowing on the (1) final cost of HS2, and (2) impact to the benefit-cost ratio; and what changes, if any, they plan to make to the discount method applied to previous calculations concerning the affordability and value for money of HS2.

The HS2 programme is experiencing high levels of inflation, consistent with the rest of the economy and construction industry. Whilst I am clear that HS2 Ltd and its supply chain must do all they can do mitigate inflationary pressures, the overall cost of the programme is not affected in real terms because the budgets are set in 2019 prices.

To ensure comparability with all other Transport and Government schemes, discounting rates are set in accordance with the HMT's Green Book and DfT's Transport Analysis Guidance.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
20th Oct 2022
To ask His Majesty's Government, given the current economic environment, what plans they have further to review the overall benefits and costs of the proposed HS2 project.

For the latest update on the overall costs position of the HS2 programme I would refer my Right Honourable Friend to the publication of the six-monthly HS2 report to Parliament on Thursday 27 October 2022.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)