A selection of Lord Chartres's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• 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
• Has never voted on more EU integration

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Recent appearances

• Rural Economy (Rural Economy Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 8 Oct 2019

  My Lords, you may well ask what the Bishop of London is doing adding her voice to a debate on our strategy for the rural economy. Despite having spent most of my adult life in London, my five years in the West Country and latterly as the Bishop of Crediton in Devon demonstrated to me the challenges of rural life. I also know how, as a country, the strength of our economy as a whole is...

• Brexit: Preparations - Statement 8 Oct 2019

  My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Will he confirm how many organisations are currently receiving funding for the asylum, migration and integration programmes via the responsible authority in the UK, and whether these will be placed at risk from a no-deal Brexit?

• Sale of Knives - Question 8 Oct 2019

  My Lords, as the Bishop of London, knife crime is of huge concern to me and a source of great sorrow. I thank the noble Baroness for her response regarding the “No Points” campaign. However, research undertaken by the Home Office Scientific Development Branch showed that round knives had significantly less penetration capability than pointed knives and are therefore less likely to be...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 January 1996

Party was Bishop until 31 Mar 2017

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Currently held offices

• Member, SLSC Sub-Committee A (since 4 Sep 2018)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (since 15 May 2018)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Chartres’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 26.15% 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") 40 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)