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the Bishop of Chester
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- Became a Lord on 14 November 2001
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Chester voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Health: Walton Report — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I declare an interest as a supporter of the NeuroMuscular Centre in Cheshire, one of the flagship providers in the charitable sector for people with serious muscle-wasting diseases. The well named Walton report refers to a lack of clarity and responsibility in the NHS for supporting services for people with these diseases. What pressures can be brought to bear on the one-third of...”
- Policing and Crime Bill: Committee (4th Day) (13 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, while the Minister is talking about definitions, can he confirm that the term violence means and can only mean physical violence?”
- Policing and Crime Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (1 Jul 2009)
“Perhaps I may put it on the record that I said that four out of five women—80 per cent—engaged in prostitution in London were foreign nationals. I did not say that they were trafficked, but it is safe to assume that a fair percentage of them may well be trafficked. Those figures come from a 2004 report by the POPPY Project, an organisation that works with such women.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 12% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 13 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever the Bishop of Chester speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 64 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)