Lord Bishop of Newcastle

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Became Member: 24th October 2002

Left House: 30th November 2014 (Retired)


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


Division Voting information

Lord Bishop of Newcastle has voted in 62 divisions, and 4 times against the majority of their Party.

27 Feb 2013 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Newcastle voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 201
16 Jul 2012 - Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Newcastle voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 195
30 Nov 2010 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Newcastle voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 1 Bishops No votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 242
2 Mar 2010 - Equality Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bishop of Newcastle 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 - 95 Noes - 21
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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 Freud (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Home Office
(6 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(3 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(3 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(2 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Bishop of Newcastle has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

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


Lord Bishop of Newcastle has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

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


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