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the Bishop of Durham
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- Became a Lord on 5 November 2003
- Left Parliament on 31 August 2010 — retired
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Durham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Second Reading (24 Mar 2010)
“Would the noble Lord, Lord Bach, not agree that, in the light of what has been said-not least by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker-there is a strong case to be made for having more than two options on the referendum paper? Having just two options would seem to close us in in a way that several speakers have said would be undesirable.”
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Second Reading (24 Mar 2010)
“My Lords, at the moment this debate is, I think, about sending signals, not fine-tuning an actual law. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his clear introduction. I am not sure that the Bill is a Christmas tree. A Christmas tree has a clear shape and a warm attractiveness but I do not really feel that about this Bill. However, that is no reason why we should not state clearly...”
- Energy Bill — Second Reading (23 Mar 2010)
“My Lords, I am sorry that I am not going to be able to keep up the party banter that has so far characterised this debate. I am grateful for the way that the Bill proposes to sort out several issues relating to our future energy sources and needs and the way that they are handled. I am particularly interested in the first part of the Bill, which proposes this financial assistance for...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 0.83% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 27 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 15 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)