Lord Bishop of Blackburn

Bishops - Bishops

Became Member: 5th October 2009

Left House: 31st October 2012 (Retired)


Lord Bishop of Blackburn is not a member of any APPGs
Lord Bishop of Blackburn has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

Lord Bishop of Blackburn has voted in 4 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

15 Jun 2011 - Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Blackburn voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 203
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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Earl Howe (Conservative)
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Freud (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Work and Pensions
(6 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(5 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(4 debate contributions)
Home Office
(4 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Bishop of Blackburn has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Bishop of Blackburn, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Lord Bishop of Blackburn has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Bishop of Blackburn has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Lord Bishop of Blackburn has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament