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Lord Bates Sparring Partners during the 2010-2015 Parliament
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2015-2017 Parliament
Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour)
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(50 debate interactions)
Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat)
(46 debate interactions)
Baroness Sherlock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(36 debate interactions)
Lord Rosser (Labour)
(36 debate interactions)
Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour)
(18 debate interactions)
Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrat)
(15 debate interactions)
Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat)
(14 debate interactions)
Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour)
(13 debate interactions)
Baroness Drake (Labour)
(13 debate interactions)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour)
(11 debate interactions)
Baroness Butler-Sloss (Crossbench)
(11 debate interactions)
Lord Warner (Crossbench)
(11 debate interactions)
Baroness Hanham (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord De Mauley (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Baroness Howarth of Breckland (Crossbench)
(9 debate interactions)
Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat)
(8 debate interactions)
Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat)
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Lea of Crondall (Non-affiliated)
(7 debate interactions)
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord James of Blackheath (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Strathclyde (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Earl of Listowel (Crossbench)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Spicer (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Hope of Craighead (Crossbench)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Pannick (Crossbench)
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Ludford (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Sassoon (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Elton (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Freud (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Laming (Crossbench)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Blair of Boughton (Crossbench)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Warsi (Non-affiliated)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord German (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Immigration)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Paddick (Non-affiliated)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrat)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Richard (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
(4 debate interactions)
Baroness Henig (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Condon (Crossbench)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Judd (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord King of Bridgwater (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord McColl of Dulwich (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Clinton-Davis (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Massey of Darwen (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Marland (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Bach (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Chester (Bishops)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Higgins (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Tomlinson (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Thornton (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Tebbit (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Deben (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Cormack (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Carlisle (Bishops)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Victims and Abuse)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Bakewell (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Shutt of Greetland (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Skidelsky (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Nash (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Deighton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Buscombe (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Donaghy (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Lexden (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Sharkey (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Hoyle (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Rawlings (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Imbert (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Dykes (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour)
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Sharples (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Dubs (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Soley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative)
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Newlove (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Manningham-Buller (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Viscount Hanworth (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Morris of Handsworth (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Afshar (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Green of Deddington (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Derby (Bishops)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Gale (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Whitaker (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Whitty (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Exeter (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Lucas (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Perry of Southwark (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Rowlands (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Adonis (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Myners (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Cotter (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Mitchell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Flight (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Stewartby (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Trumpington (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Davies of Coity (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Moynihan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Turner of Camden (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Lawson of Blaby (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Giddens (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Kidron (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Wright of Richmond (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Framlingham (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Martin of Springburn (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Dobbs (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Borrie (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Finkelstein (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Prashar (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bew (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Patel of Bradford (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Blackwell (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Suttie (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Terrorism)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Grocott (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Scott of Foscote (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Worcester (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Sugar (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Jopling (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Patel (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Browne of Belmont (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Woolf (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Jay of Ewelme (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Singh of Wimbledon (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Turnberg (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Beecham (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Rooker (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Policing)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Norwich (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Berkeley of Knighton (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Brookman (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Valentine (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Viscount Simon (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Wills (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Dear (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Seccombe (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Corston (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)