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the Bishop of Portsmouth
Former Bishop
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- Became a Lord on 30 November 1999
- Left Parliament on 30 September 2009 — retired
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Portsmouth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Lords of Appeal in Ordinary — Motion of Appreciation (21 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, on behalf of these Benches I express my wholehearted support for this Motion of thanks. The noble and learned Lords have made their mark on this House, and that is to state the obvious. We on these Benches have found their companionship and their incisive contributions to this, yes, the high court of Parliament but perhaps not for much longer, congenial, constructive and, at times,...”
- Higher Education: Universities — Question (14 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, will the Minister assure the House that the Government have a long-term policy? Does he not agree that this Question is directly related to the first Question this afternoon in that if people are not going to get to university, that will have an effect on unemployment? Will he assure us that the Government are looking at the long term in this regard?”
- Department for Business, Innovation and Skills — Private Notice Question (9 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, I declare an interest as a graduate in dead languages, and a graduate in what some people regard as dead ideas, whose holy book has the words, "be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves". I would not want to plug anyone in particular, but none of us would question the undoubted managerial abilities of the Secretary of State, nor the fact that we have to say from these...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 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 6.12% 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.
- 7 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)