A selection of the Bishop of Newcastle's votes

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• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 14 absences, between 2006–2011
• 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

• Energy: Onshore Wind Farming — Question for Short Debate 15 Oct 2014

  My Lords, last Friday I took a relatively short train journey from Waterloo to Winchester, in the heart of the Hampshire countryside. The journey took little more than an hour, about the same time as it takes me to travel through my diocese from Newcastle to the Scottish border. There was a striking difference between those two train journeys. Obviously, there was no beautiful coast or even...

• Education: Social Mobility — Motion to Take Note 13 Mar 2014

  My Lords, I, too, welcome this debate about the role of primary and secondary education in improving social mobility, and I want to speak from my experience as a bishop in the north-east of England for the past 16 years. The north-east faces serious and significant challenges. Despite having the best record of exports of any region in the country, we have a higher level of unemployment than...

• Immigration Bill — Committee (4th Day) 12 Mar 2014

  My Lords, perhaps I may also ask for some clarification. One of my concerns about this part of the Bill is that many landlords will simply not rent to anyone who seems to be foreign or who does not hold a British passport for fear of getting it wrong and being fined. I am afraid that that will inadvertently result in further racial discrimination and provide a charter for those unscrupulous...

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Former Bishop

Entered the House of Lords on 5 November 2002

Left the House of Lords on 30 November 2014 — retired

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all the Bishop of Newcastle’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 5.65% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 38 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)