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- Became a Lord on 25 January 2006
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Archbishop of York voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 Feb 2012)
“I go back to the Soham murders. Huntley happened to be a caretaker and these girls trusted him because he was the caretaker and they had seen him in school. On that day, there was no supervision. What happened to those girls? I would rather be on the side of stricter rules and in time try to water them down a bit than assume that, because someone is in a supervised role, they cannot do...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Committee (6th Day) (16 Nov 2011)
“As the Minister resumes her seat, I would ask: if the matter is so serious, what is the problem with changing the word from "may" to "must"? What difficulty does that bring? Seeing the seriousness of the matter, why do the Government continue to say, "We will watch this", "We will do this", or "There will be a review of this"? This is a very simple amendment. I would have thought that they...”
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill: Report (15 Nov 2011)
“I, too, as someone who supported the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, in his amendment, believe that it is the duty of the Home Secretary to make the application to the judge and the judge to determine. To bring back relocation would make the case worse-not because we lost the last Vote, but I generally feel that on this particular bit of the Bill the Government have got it...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 4.97% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 52 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)