The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham
Bishops
Member of the House of Lords
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The Lord Bishop of Durham's full title is The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham. His name is Paul Roger Butler, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
2013-12-18 → 2024-02-29
Bishops
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Compassionate Politics
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Compassion in Politics | 15 | 2024-07-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare and Early Education
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Connect | 15 | 2024-03-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on No Recourse to Public Funds
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Just Fair · Project 17 | 6 | 2024-06-26 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2022-05-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.