Lord Bates Sparring Partners during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Treasury and Economy)
(60 debate interactions)
Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour)
(56 debate interactions)
Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour)
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(46 debate interactions)
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
(45 debate interactions)
Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat)
(32 debate interactions)
Lord Purvis of Tweed (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
(23 debate interactions)
Lord Adonis (Labour)
(21 debate interactions)
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
(17 debate interactions)
Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench)
(12 debate interactions)
Lord Sharkey (Liberal Democrat)
(11 debate interactions)
Lord Naseby (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Lord Cormack (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Hain (Labour)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business)
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops)
(8 debate interactions)
Baroness Hayman (Crossbench)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord Judd (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Deben (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Gadhia (Non-affiliated)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench)
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Quin (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Haskel (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Flight (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Hunt of Wirral (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Bird (Crossbench)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Berridge (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Soley (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Rooker (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Grocott (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Robathan (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Hayward (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Baroness Drake (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Tebbit (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Tugendhat (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Watts (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Spicer (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness D'Souza (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Earl of Listowel (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Polak (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Christopher (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated)
(3 debate interactions)
Viscount Hailsham (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour)
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Dobbs (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Viscount Ridley (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Voluntary Sector)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Liddle (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Lansley (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Tomlinson (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness O'Cathain (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Meacher (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord McAvoy (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Lucas (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Hussain (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Dubs (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Coventry (Bishops)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Rea (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Geddes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Balfe (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Garel-Jones (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Patten (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Sheikh (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Jones (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Deech (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Harrison (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Borwick (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Judge (Crossbench)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Goldie (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Chester (Bishops)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Lexden (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Manzoor (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Salisbury (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Cromwell (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Boyce (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Elton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bew (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Blackstone (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Pidding (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Kinnock (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bishop of Leeds (Bishops)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Massey of Darwen (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Ribeiro (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Higgins (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Redfern (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Hollins (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Warsi (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Pickles (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Altmann (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Donoughue (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Sherlock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative)
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Mountevans (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Inglewood (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Policing)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Farmer (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Fookes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Suri (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Couttie (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Whitty (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Earl of Courtown (Conservative)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Kerslake (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour)
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Rowlands (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Eatwell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Grantchester (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Puttnam (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Kingsmill (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Lilley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Cashman (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Janke (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Cox (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)