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the Bishop of Rochester
Former Bishop
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- Became a Lord in 1999
- Left Parliament on 31 August 2009 — retired
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Rochester voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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More on their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Afghanistan and Pakistan — Statement (29 Apr 2009)
“My Lords, what are Her Majesty's Government doing to build confidence between India and Pakistan, especially in relation to Kashmir, and between Afghanistan and Pakistan as this affects border security in the region? Can the Minister assure us that British aid policy for education will be effective this time in changing the syllabus in the madrassas, which are fuelling the international...”
- Binyam Mohamed — Question (12 Mar 2009)
“My Lords, can the Minister say what Mr Mohamed's status in the United Kingdom was before he travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan and what travel documents he was using when he went there?”
- Archaeology — Question (9 Mar 2009)
“My Lords, are the Government continuing to promote the valuable work of British archaeologists abroad, especially in the Holy Land and the Middle East generally?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 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 1.10% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 11 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 22 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)