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the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Former Bishop
- Also represented Southwell
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- Became a Lord on 21 January 2004
- Left Parliament on 31 August 2009 — retired
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Gift Aid — Question (15 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to introduce further measures to simplify the Gift Aid system in order to encourage wider take-up by potential donors before the end of the transitional regime in 2011.”
- Gift Aid — Question (15 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. Is he aware that the latest HMRC figures for repayments of tax under the gift aid scheme indicate that were it not for the transitional relief, the amount of money charities would have earned under the gift aid scheme would have fallen in the previous financial year? The figures seem to indicate a fall of something of the order of...”
- Stem Cell Research — Question (22 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is less than helpful if not, indeed, cruel to raise false hopes in many desperately ill people? Does he further agree that the success of adult stem cell research, all evidence-based, would suggest a tipping of the balance of investment towards adult stem cell research?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 5.37% of votes in this House 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.
- 6 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)