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- Became a Lord on 23 June 2006
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Welfare Reform Bill — Report (5th Day) (23 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this debate and to the Minister for his comments. This amendment is not simply or even primarily concerned with generations of workless people. It will affect a significant number of people who have been put out of work in recent years, months and days. At times, it almost sounded as if the Minister thought that it was a bad thing...”
- Welfare Reform Bill — Report (5th Day) (23 Jan 2012)
“Thank you very much. The answer to that question is £113 million, which is a minute proportion of the total cost of welfare benefit addressed in the Bill. This cap is not simply targeted at wealthy families living in large houses. It will damage those who have to pay high rents, because often that rent has increased substantially in the course of occupancy of that house. An out-of-work...”
- Welfare Reform Bill — Report (5th Day) (23 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, Amendment 59 would allow families whose benefits have been capped to retain child benefit. It would do no more and no less than that. It does not challenge the basis of the cap. It does not challenge the amount of the cap. It is certainly no threat to the very welcome universal credit of which we have spoken a good deal this afternoon, but it would save some 80,000 children,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 8.13% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 55 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)