The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham
Bishops
Member of the House of Lords
M
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.
Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2024-02-22
Poverty Reduction
I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for securing this debate on an issue of such importance and for the way that he introduced it. Also, because I have spoken on this issue repeatedly throughout my past 10 years as a Member of this House, it
2024-01-31
Schools: Financial Education
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sater, for securing this debate and introducing it so clearly. I declare my interests as stated in the register.
The evidence finds that a child’s attitude towards money is well developed by the age of se
My Lords, I declare my interests as laid out in the register. I stand in agreement with the arguments already made regarding the domestic constitutional, international standing and human rights concerns surrounding this Bill. I echo the belief that we sh
2024-01-18
Religious Education in Schools
My Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Our modern society today is rich in diversity with varying cultures, religions and beliefs. Religious education gives young people an understanding of different world religions and beliefs, in a world
2024-01-18
Refugee Integration
Will the Minister write to me about community sponsorship? He was meant to hit that out of the park for six as a positive, and he did not.
2024-01-18
Refugee Integration
My Lords, I declare my interests as laid out in the register.
Successful integration into life in the UK is critical for refugees to rebuild their lives, enabling society to benefit from the valuable skills that they bring as a gift to this country. H
2024-01-17
Housing: New Homes Target
My Lords, Section 106 nil grant agreements are one of the primary ways in which affordable housing is currently delivered, and they account for almost half of all the affordable homes delivered every year. These agreements are dependent on planning permi
2024-01-16
Coram’s Charter for Children
I thank the Minister for her Answer. The charter outlines a social contract between society and children which seeks to ensure that they get a fair share, a secure future and an equal chance. It states clearly that, at the moment, life is not getting bet
2024-01-16
Coram’s Charter for Children
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Coram’s Charter for Children, and what steps they plan to take to implement its recommendations to create better chances for children.
2024-01-15
Poverty: International Development Aid
My Lords, very helpfully, in the White Paper there was an emphasis on the importance of locally designed and led development for tackling absolute poverty, and there was a promise of a strategy for reaching that. What stage is it at, and when will that s
2023-12-12
BBC Funding
Will the review look at what the BBC generates for the nation, as well as what goes in? Arguably, it generates far more money than the £3.8 billion, but this cannot be reduced to just an economic debate. Will what the BBC generates in good will around th
2023-12-12
Israel-Hamas War: Diplomacy
My Lords, this tragic situation is also caught up in the complexity of the religious faiths of the region. In what way are faith leaders involved in the diplomatic conversations to seek to bring peace?
2023-12-12
Former Afghan Special Forces: Deportation
My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of Reset, as laid out in the register. The British population have a lot of sympathy with these Afghans. What work has been done to learn the lessons from Ukraine and see what levels of community sponsorship m
2023-12-12
Former Afghan Special Forces: Deportation
My Lords—
2023-12-11
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay of St Johns, for securing this debate, and for the way in which she has stood for these issues for many years.
The United Nation’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a
2023-12-11
Banking Hubs
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that last answer. However, in the north-east, only one banking hub has been opened this year and there is a diminishing number of post offices, so it is quite hard to see how the post office network is actually helping
My Lords, I thank the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for holding this debate on a matter that is foundational to not only the well-being of us as individuals but the whole of society. I should obviously declare my interest as co-chair
2023-11-13
King’s Speech
I look forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne, and my right reverend friend the Bishop of Norwich. The gracious Speech expressed the Government’s intention to make difficult long-term decisions to build a better future for the c
Given the time, can the Minister write to me on the specific question I asked about the Afghan scheme?
My Lords, I declare my interests as laid out in the register, both with the RAMP project and RESET. I am pleased to speak today following the helpful and insightful report from the Justice and Home Affairs Committee. The concept of family, which we all
2023-09-20
Migrants: Barges
My Lords, the barge is only one solution to the growing numbers who need to be accommodated. What provision of healthcare is being considered at MoD sites such as Wethersfield and, potentially, Scampton? Will GPs be on site and what all-round healthcare
2023-09-06
Asylum Applications Backlog
Returning to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, how long does the Home Office consider a reasonable length of time for an asylum seeker to provide reasons and evidence as to why their asylum request should be reinstated after receiving a deci
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for securing this debate, and the whole Children and Families Act Committee for its work on this excellent report and for highlighting all the issues.
Our experiences of childhood and family life shape
2023-07-20
Schools: Absenteeism
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the National Society and thank the Minister for visiting the north-east recently. The Church of England has just published a flourishing schools document, which I know she has. Absenteeism appears to also be co
2023-07-11
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 4, to which I have put my name and which I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for leading on, and to Amendment 7, to which my right reverend friend the Bishop of London has added her name. She sends her apologies t
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
-
In receipt of episcopal stipend
registered 2014-02-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
-
Part ownership of house in London E7 (my wife has majority share) from which rental income is received
registered 2018-05-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
-
Research and policy advice is provided by Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
registered 2020-07-26 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
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.