A selection of the Bishop of Birmingham's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Anti-Semitism - Question for Short Debate 13 Sep 2018

  My Lords, as we have heard, there is a need for constant vigilance to ensure that anti-Semitism plays no part in the life of our country. To continue its determination in this aim, the College of Bishops of the Church of England, building on 75 years of friendship marked by the founding of the Council of Christians and Jews, has adopted and adhered to the International Holocaust Remembrance...

• D-day and the Battle of Arnhem: 75th Anniversaries - Question 11 Sep 2018

  My Lords, I do not have to declare such a close interest in the name Urquhart as the noble Lord across the Chamber, but I bear the same surname. These events were some time ago. In addition to the very important commemorations which the Church and other faiths fully support and participate in, I encourage the Minister to talk to colleagues in the Department for Education to ensure that they...

• House of Lords: Lord Speaker’s Committee Report - Motion to Take Note 19 Dec 2017

  My Lords, as convener of the Lords spiritual, I welcome warmly the report of the Speaker’s Committee and pay tribute to the work of the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and his fellow committee members for their thoughtful and thorough attention to the question of the size of the House, which we all agree is in need of urgent resolution. I notice that the word “magic” has already been used in...

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Bishop

Entered the House of Lords on 26 October 2010

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• Diocese website

Currently held offices

• Convenor of the Lords Spiritual (since 18 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Financial Exclusion Committee (25 May 2016 to 25 Mar 2017)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all the Bishop of Birmingham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 1.31% 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") 29 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)