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the Bishop of Manchester
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- Also represented Wakefield
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Manchester 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 strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, I do not think that the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, should in any sense feel that there will be relief all round the Chamber now that she has come to the end of her series of amendments. She is to be congratulated on raising a significant number of important matters that must be addressed. On this matter, I am sure that the Minister and your Lordships will feel that there are clear...”
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“An issue which strikes me in relation to these helpful amendments is that responsible retailers who have invested in more robust age-verification systems fear being commercially penalised as their less scrupulous competitors will become magnets for those seeking to bypass the age-restriction laws. I appreciate that this makes it no less illegal for them to sell to minors, but the fact remains...”
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, these amendments follow neatly the earlier debate this evening and, as I see it, they are about preserving the integrity of a system which over the course of almost a century has built up a reputation for making, on the whole, sound judgments about the age appropriateness of cinematic material. It makes sense for the video works authority-which I assume, as the noble Baroness, Lady...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 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 3% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 20 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever the Bishop of Manchester speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)