Recent appearances

• European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill - Second Reading 5 Sep 2019

  My Lords, it is already evident in some of the terms of this conversation—of this debate—that we have to get away from this binary thinking about leave or remain. They were terms that pertained to the referendum in 2016 where the question was “what”. Where we have got stuck is on the question of “how”. You do not need a degree in logic or philosophy to recognise that they are...

• Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders: Amendment to the Motion (2) 4 Sep 2019

  My Lords, I strongly endorse what the noble Lord has said. It seems to me that we have to be realistic. I speak as a Lord spiritual with an obligation to engage in what was called “high politics” earlier, as a Member of this House, noting that the Lords spiritual cannot be whipped and that we are not a party. It seems to me that we have to be realistic and say that this prorogation has...

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: International Religious Freedom Alliance 9 Aug 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the International Religious Freedom Alliance launched by the United States Secretary of State on 18 July; and what consideration they have given to joining that Alliance.

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Entered the House of Lords on 5 February 2015

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all the Bishop of Leeds’s speeches
• Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 13.03% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 37 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)