House of Lords
The Bishop of Manchester is a member The House of Lords, the second chamber or upper house of the UK Parliament. 
It works with the House of Commons to make laws, scrutinise the actions of the Government, and provide a forum of independent expertise. It consists of the Lords Spritual and the Lords Temporal.
There are 26 bishops in the Lords (the ‘Lords Spiritual’) who play a full and active role in the life and work of the Upper House. They provide an independent voice, a spiritual insight and a regional perspective in their contributions to the House, which is informed by their work in the dioceses. They regularly speak on a wide range of subjects and are active on committees and in all party groups.
The Lords Temporal are hereditary or life peers. They may support a political party; non-partisan Lords are called cross-benchers. Legislation since 1999 has limited the number of hereditary peers and the largest number of peers in the Lords are life peers (whose peerages are not inheritable).
The Bishop of Manchester became a Lord Spiritual in 1997.
Speeches
To view the Bishop of Manchester’s voting record and to read his speeches click here.
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Work of the Lords The House of Lords Chamber spends about 60% of its time on legislation; the other 40% is spent on scrutiny - questioning government and debating issues and policy. Committee work takes place outside the Chamber.
Each sitting day the Members of the Lords start by questioning government ministers in the Chamber to find out what they are doing, or propose to do, on any subject. After these ‘Oral Questions’, Lords may then examine and improve draft legislation. This may have begun in the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Members may also debate important topics to highlight what the House thinks on an issue, signalling their views to the country and the Government.
The work of bishops in the House of Lords is highlighted on the Church of England website with up-to-date links to their contributions in debates. The new section includes background on bishops in the Lords and individual pages for each bishop, listing their interests as well as the web links to Hansard reports on their contributions to debates.
Official House of Lords profile
Bishop of Manchester MANCHESTER (11th Bishop of), Nigel Simeon McCulloch
Lords career
Entered House of Lords 1997 (Non-Affiliated).
Lords Select Committees
Member:
Review of the BBC Charter 2005-06,
Communications 2007-current
Political interests
Broadcasting and communications, Interfaith
Countries of interest
Pakistan, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia
ContactHouse of Lords
Rt Rev the Lord Bishop of Manchester
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 0038
