In parliament, Astrup sat on the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment from 2009-2015, and from 2016 he is the leader of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communication and is the Conservative's spokesperson on issues relating to these issues.
In parliament, Astrup sat on the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment from 2009-2015, and from 2016-2017 he chaired the Standing Committee on Transport and Communication. After the election in 2017 he was appointed chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and is the Conservative's spokesperson on issues relating to these issues.