Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits 29 May 2020

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the statistics detailing the number of families and children affected by the two-child limit benefit policy up to April.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits 29 May 2020

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the statistics detailing the number of families affected by the two-child limit benefit policy broken down by (1) parliamentary constituency, and (2) local authority.

• Covid-19: International Response - Motion to Consider 18 May 2020

  My Lords, thankfully, the virus appears to be spreading slowly in most African countries, with Lesotho declaring its first case only last week. However, the World Bank forecasts that Covid-19 could push 49 million people into extreme poverty. The economic impact on some poorer nations could be more detrimental than the health threat. The aid Her Majesty’s Government committed at the...

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Entered the House of Lords on 3 March 2014

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all the Bishop of Durham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 6.68% 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") 59 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)