A selection of the Bishop of Chester's votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Electricity Market (EAC Report) - Motion to Take Note 17 Jul 2017

  My Lords, as one of the few non-members of the committee speaking in the debate, I gladly pay tribute to its report, although it is not for our comfort. I think it makes it clear that the supply of electricity has become a very complex matter. For me, the central question is whether this complexity provides a richer range of policy options in relation to our electricity supply or whether it...

• Balfour Declaration Centenary - Question for Short Debate 5 Jul 2017

  My Lords, I want to make two points in my two-penn’orth of time. First, the Balfour Declaration did not arise in a vacuum and in part reflected the very considerable contribution made by Jewish people, mainly recent immigrants of course, to Britain and the then war effort. To take an obvious example, it was a Jewish chemist at the University of Manchester who devised a clever new way to...

• Middle East (IRC Report) - Motion to Take Note 4 Jul 2017

  My Lords, in my contribution to our debate on these complex matters, I will comment on two areas. I do so with great appreciation for the report, so comprehensively introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Howell. It is full of excellent, empirical detail. We ought also to pay attention to certain overarching factors or narratives. For my first point, I go back 30 years to the excellent BBC series...

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Bishop

Entered the House of Lords on 14 November 2001

• Wikipedia page
• Diocese website

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) (25 Nov 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (16 May 2013 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all the Bishop of Chester’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 17.06% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 12 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on the Bishop of Chester’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 140 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)