A selection of the Bishop of Chester's votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• 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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Palestinian Territories - Motion to Take Note 7 Jun 2018

  My Lords, in this immensely complex situation, I want to comment on three historic issues which affect contemporary circumstances. The first was what I will call a reaction of the indigenous Palestinian people 70 years ago not to accept the decision of the United Nations to support the establishment of a mainly Jewish state and a separate Palestinian state—we must remember that that...

• Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 11 May 2018

  My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for her persistence and perseverance in bringing this Bill forward and for her very elegant opening speech. I have not spoken on divorce in the House before, but on a number of occasions I have spoken about marriage and its place in society, including in a balloted debate just a few years ago. So many of our social...

• Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] - Committee 11 May 2018

  My Lords, I am in general agreement with those who have spoken against the amendment by the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, which is, I think, draconian in the way it is framed. I would like some comment, however, on the scope of Clause 1(2), where nephews and nieces and so on are included. The number that could be involved is really quite large and may make this Bill’s passage more...

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 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 17.21% 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 143 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)