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'''Benjamin Lloyd Stormont Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft''' (born 16 May 1957), is a [[Peerages in the United Kingdom|British peer]], businessman and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.

==Early life==
Mancroft was born on 16 May 1957. He is the son of the [[Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft|2nd Baron Mancroft]] and Diana Lloyd. He was educated at [[Eton College]], an all-boys [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in Berkshire.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Political career==
In 1987 he succeeded to his father's titles and became the 3rd [[Baron Mancroft]]. He entered the [[House of Lords]] on 23 February 1988 and sits as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].<ref name="bio - parliament">{{cite web|title=Lord Mancroft|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-mancroft/1833|website=UK Parliament Website|access-date=21 August 2015}}</ref> In 1999 he was one of the ninety [[hereditary peer]]s elected to remain in the House of Lords after the [[House of Lords Act 1999]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lord Mancroft|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/27016.stm|website=Democracy Live|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 August 2015|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307071809/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/27016.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lord Mancroft has been married to [[Emma Peart]], daughter of [[Thomas Peart]] and his wife [[Gabriel Peart]], since 20 September 1990; they have one daughter and two sons:

*The Hon. [[Georgia Esmé Mancroft]] (born 25 April 1993)
*The Hon. [[Arthur Louis Stormont Mancroft]] (born 3 May 1995)
*The Hon. [[Maximilian Michael Mancroft]] (born 3 August 1998){{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Arms==
{{Emblem table
|image =[[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]][[File:Mancroft Escutcheon.png|centre|200px]]
|escutcheon = Gules a chevron chequy Argent and Sable between in chief two portcullises chained Or and in base a representation of Farnham Castle triple towered Or on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Sable.
|crest = In front of a representation of Norwich Castle with three cupolas issuant from each a staff Proper flying therefrom a banner Argent charged with a cross Gules a sword sheathed Gules garnished Or pommelled and hilted Or and a mace Gold in saltire (''i.e. a representation of the ancient Crystal Mace and the Sword in the Regalia of the Corporation of the City of Norwich).''
|supporters = On either side a whiffler of the Corporation of the City of Norwich Proper.<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage |date=2019 |page=3534}}</ref>
|motto = '''COURAGE, PATIENCE'''
}}

==Controversies==

=== NHS nurses controversy ===
In February 2008, Mancroft claimed that [[National Health Service|NHS]] nurses who had treated him at the [[Royal United Hospital]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] were "grubby, drunken and promiscuous". The hospital's Chief Executive, James Scott, called the accusations "damaging and distressing", and requested that the peer retract them. Mancroft met him but refused to apologise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7270565.stm |title=Anger over grubby nurses 'slur' |date=29 February 2008 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 August 2015}}</ref>

=== Hunting controversy ===
In November 2020, Mancroft was involved in an online zoom webinar<ref>{{Cite web |title=hsa1.mp4 |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kvNsnIJFAsjOjmOLkom6J_3-Fs7sP_2-/view?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Google Docs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=hsa2.mp4 |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XYIRDR2XHtYKqVMNngGswF3YFga1j4h2/view?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Google Docs}}</ref> conspiring to actively flout the [[Hunting Act 2004|2004 ban on hunting with hounds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/37/contents|title=Hunting Act 2004|accessdate=25 March 2024}}</ref> At the end of the first seminar, Mancroft advises the audience: ''“Please take that on board everybody. Anything that comes out of these meetings is to be kept amongst ourselves it’s not for general coverage”.'' Mancroft was not charged; however, other co-conspirators were charged with “encouraging or assisting others to commit offences under the Hunting Act” following an investigation by the [[Devon and Cornwall Police]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evelyn |first=Rupert |date=2021-10-15 |title=Leading UK huntsman found guilty of telling others how to hunt illegally |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-15/leading-uk-huntsmen-mark-hankinson-found-guilty-of-hunting-act-breach |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=ITV News |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite web| url= http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=27016| title= DodOnline| access-date= 31 December 2006| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061208175237/http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=27016| archive-date= 8 December 2006}}