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The Bishop of Winchester

Former Peer

 

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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A selection of the Bishop of Winchester's votes

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  • Has never voted on university tuition fees
  • Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
  • Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
  • Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

We have lots more plain English analysis of the Bishop of Winchester’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit the Bishop of Winchester’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

  • House of Lords Reform Bill — Statement 17 May 2011

    My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord the Leader of the House for bringing this Statement to your Lordships' House. As noble Lords would expect, we on these Benches welcome the proposal that, if there is a partly appointed House, a smaller number of Church of England Bishops will remain as full Members, allowing for the smaller number of Peers in general. We stand ready and welcome the...

  • Asylum Seekers: Democratic Republicof Congo — Question 17 May 2011

    To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the evidence for their assessment that asylum seekers returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo will be safe.

  • Asylum Seekers: Democratic Republicof Congo — Question 17 May 2011

    My Lords, I declare an interest as patron of the Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group and welcome the Minister to her new responsibilities. This is the third time I have asked this question. Each time I have had the same ostrich-like unsatisfactory answer from two different Governments and three different Ministers. It is a real puzzle to me that the noble Baroness can give me these...

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Former Bishop

Entered the House of Lords on 12 February 1996

Left the House of Lords on 31 May 2011 — retired

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