Lord Bishop of Leicester

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Became Member: 10th September 2003

Left House: 31st August 2015 (Retired)

http://www.leicester.anglican.org/about-us/bishop-of-leicester/

Lord Bishop of Leicester is not a member of any APPGs

Convenor of the Lords Spiritual

1st Nov 2009 - 18th May 2015

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)

6th Jul 2011 - 26th Mar 2012

Lords Debates - Bills Introduced - Written Questions

Commons Page Hansard Page

Division Voting information

Lord Bishop of Leicester has voted in 32 divisions, and 5 times against the majority of their Party.

26 Feb 2014 - Pensions Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Leicester voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 252

26 Mar 2012 - Procedure of the House - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Leicester 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 - 319 Noes - 96

13 Feb 2012 - Health and Social Care Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Leicester voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 231

12 Dec 2011 - Welfare Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Leicester voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 227

5 Dec 2011 - Health and Social Care Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Leicester voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 202

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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

Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(7 debate interactions)

Lord Freud (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)

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Department Debates

Department for Work and Pensions
(14 debate contributions)

Cabinet Office
(11 debate contributions)

Department for Education
(11 debate contributions)

Leader of the House
(7 debate contributions)

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Legislation Debates

Lord Bishop of Leicester has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate

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Lords initiatives

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

Lord Bishop of Leicester has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

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