A selection of the Bishop of Chester's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Trade Bill - Committee (2nd Day) 23 Jan 2019

  Could I check with the noble Lord: is he agreeing with me that the political declaration actually describes what might equally be described as a customs union?

• Trade Bill - Committee (2nd Day) 23 Jan 2019

  My Lords, it is always a pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Patten of Barnes, especially when religious imagery creeps into his speech with gospel truth and sacerdotal approaches. His opening remark reminded me of Trollope’s definition of hell: an eternity of listening to one’s own sermons. I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Patten of Barnes, has similar feelings about his...

• Online Pornography (Commercial Basis) Regulations 2018 - Motion to Approve 11 Dec 2018

  My Lords, I am pleased to speak in general support of the regulations and guidance. They relate to matters which I and others raised during the passage of the Digital Economy Bill in 2017 and, more broadly, to issues debated by the House a couple of years ago in a balloted debate that I introduced. The subject of that debate was the impact of pornography on our society. While there was some...

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Bishop

Entered the House of Lords on 14 November 2001

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 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 17.18% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 149 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)