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the Bishop of Salisbury
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- Became a Lord in 1998
- Left Parliament on 30 September 2010 — retired
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Salisbury voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Academies Bill [HL]: Committee (2nd Day) (23 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, perhaps hearing of the experience that I had at one stage of being chaplain to an Anglican school that had a house of Jewish boys in it might help noble Lords to be less anxious about what may happen, not only about the 25 per cent but also on the question of communities that can live together. In this case, there was no doubt that a small group of boys from a very distinctive faith...”
- Social Policy — Debate (16 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, I, too, welcome the opportunity provided by this debate to hear how Members of your Lordships' House might flesh out the bare bones of the big society and flush out Her Majesty's Government's thinking about how we are going to rebuild society. I emphasise the "how" because I am temperamentally suspicious of abstract nouns. What is "big society" shorthand for? Let me offer a simple...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (26 May 2010)
“My Lords, I, too, welcome the Minister to his new responsibilities, as I welcome the slender commitment in the gracious Speech-overshadowed as much of it was by a concern for economic survival-to "global collaboration" and to, "nought point seven per cent of gross national income in development aid from 2013". I believe we must all hope and pray that a new-found determination among Members of...”
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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 0.77% 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.
- 8 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 32 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)