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• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (Continued) (3rd Day) 14 Jan 2019

  That would be above my pay grade.

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note 9 Jan 2019

  My Lords, one of the aspects of being a Bishop in your Lordships’ House is the inherent link to local communities through our dioceses. My own diocese being Canterbury, which covers the eastern end of Kent, I shall start by speaking for a moment about the small picture, about local issues in Kent, as an example that applies in many other places, that would be exacerbated and strained by the...

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note 9 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I did not have the privilege of hearing the chief executive of Calais, but I did have the privilege of talking to the chief executive of Kent County Council, of Canterbury City Council and others involved in small businesses in Kent over the past week—and very significant numbers of them. I take my evidence from our own people in this countryand it is evidence. Noble Lords might...

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Entered the House of Lords on 12 January 2012

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (26 Feb 2013 to 12 Jun 2013)
• Member, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (17 Jul 2012 to 4 Feb 2013)

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all the Archbishop of Canterbury’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 2.32% 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") 42 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)