The Lord Krebs
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Krebs's full title is The Lord Krebs. His name is John Richard Krebs, and he is a current member of 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
162 divisions
3 Content(1.9%)
10 Not-Content(6.2%)
149 didn't vote(92.0%)
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-16
Environment Act 2021 Targets
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for arranging a meeting with her officials earlier this year to discuss Defra’s Habitats Regulations General Implementation Report for the Reporting Period 2019 to 2024. The report makes discouraging reading: of th
2026-06-09
E-scooters and E-bikes
My Lords, where I live, in Oxford, one of the problems with e-bikes and e-scooters is that, all too often, they are dumped on the footpath and block the way for, in particular, mothers with prams and pushchairs, elderly people and the sight-impaired. In
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
My Lords, we know that climate change is already having an impact on food production and farmers. In one recent survey, 78% of farmers said that they were impacted by the effects of climate change. Can the Minister tell us what plans the Government have
2026-05-18
EU-UK SPS Agreement: Food-related Standards
My Lords, I would like to follow up on the point about precision breeding raised by other noble Lords. I seek clarification from the Minister about precision-bred products that are about to enter the approvals process with the Food Standards Agency. I am
2026-05-18
Healthy Life Expectancy: England
My Lords, the Minister will be aware that one of the key determinants of healthy life expectancy is diet. In the 10-year health plan, the Government have a welcome section on improving the dietary health of the nation. It was therefore disturbing to not
2026-03-03
British Farming: Competitiveness
My Lords, one way to improve the competitiveness of UK farming is through innovation. The Government have invested a considerable amount in research and innovation in relation to agriculture and the food system through UKRI. As a result of that, the UK
2026-02-25
Cyclists: Safety
I thank the Minister for his Answer. The Government have said that they want cycling to be a safe, healthy, green and accessible option for everyone. However, 4,000 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on our roads in 2024. Cycling is nearly 10 time
2026-02-25
Cyclists: Safety
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of which safety measures for cyclists are the most (1) effective, and (2) cost-effective, for reducing (a) accidents, and (b) injuries.
2026-02-12
Environment Agency: Waste Crime
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, on securing this debate and thank her both for her excellent leadership as the chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, of which I have the privilege to be a member, and for her com
2026-01-08
Environmental Improvement Plan 2025
My Lords, the environmental improvement plan sets out how the Government will meet the legally binding targets in Sections 1 to 3 of the Environment Act 2021. These targets cover air quality, biodiversity, water quality, resource efficiency and waste, wo
2026-01-08
Environmental Improvement Plan 2025
To ask His Majesty’s Government how the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 will deliver the targets of the Environment Act 2021.
2026-01-06
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
My Lords, I thank our chair for her excellent leadership in this inquiry, our clerk and our policy analyst for their excellent work and our specialist adviser, Professor Mark Sutton, for keeping us on the straight and narrow.
Our chair’s introduction
2026-01-06
Flooding Interventions
My Lords, when Flood Re was set up, my understanding was that it was a transitional body that would no longer be necessary after a certain period, once other means of insuring homes at risk of flooding were put in place. Does Flood Re have a limited life
My Lords, I join others in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, to the Front Bench and congratulate him on his excellent maiden speech. I was particularly glad that he gave several marketing plugs for the National Oceanography Centre, which I was re
2025-11-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to Motion K1. I join others in thanking the Minister for her statement from the Dispatch Box, which meets many of the concerns we had, and for the time she and other Ministers spent discussing this with us.
I jus
2025-10-29
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I rise with some trepidation to speak against Amendment 245. In so doing, I emphasise that I have the greatest respect for the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith, and his superb work as Environment Minister in your Lordships’ House, as well as respect
2025-10-29
Youth Mobility Scheme
My Lords, given the importance of scientific research and innovation to the future prosperity of this country, have the Government assessed the impact of the current restrictions on youth mobility in Europe on the progress of scientific research in this
2025-10-29
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 114 in the name of my noble friend Lord Ravensdale, to which I have added my name. I thank my noble friend for his excellent introduction to the amendment and also for his hard work in the background with the Min
2025-10-27
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, in speaking in support of Amendment 88 in the name of my noble friend Lady Willis of Summertown, I reiterate in particular the point she made in her introduction to the amendment that if, as we have heard on many occasions, the Government’s vie
2025-10-27
Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund
My Lords, I am sure the Minister would agree that there is no point investing in our fishing industry if there are no fish to catch. The sad truth is that, according to Oceana UK’s latest report, Deep Decline, over half of the UK fish stocks are being ov
2025-10-15
Waste Crime
My Lords, the Minister will no doubt be familiar with the case of Hoads Wood in Kent that was exposed by the BBC a while back. Hoads Wood is a site of special scientific interest in which trees were cut down and 30,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste we
2025-09-11
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
It was reported last month that the sale of single-use plastic bags in this country jumped from 407 million items to 437 million in one year, a 7% increase. This was largely driven by online shopping, and particularly by the online supermarket Ocado, whi
2025-09-09
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, may I ask a small question? With regard to overheating, which was so eloquently introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, do the Government have any measurement of what proportion of houses that are being built now, as we
2025-09-09
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 127, which I have put my name to, ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and to support the other amendments in this group.
I was glad to hear both the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and
My Lords, I am sure that the Minister and her officials will be familiar with the research carried out by Professor Emma Boyland of Liverpool University, which was presented recently at the European Congress on Obesity. Professor Boyland’s results show t
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Register of Interests · 5 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.
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Chair, World Cancer Research Fund International Continuous Update Panel
registered 2022-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Sustainability Adviser, Drax Power Ltd (interest ceased 31 December 2025)
registered 2019-07-02 · amended 2026-02-09
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Scientific Adviser to Marks and Spencer plc
registered 2015-09-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director (formerly chairman), Oxford Risk Ltd (company enables clients to make better-informed decisions)
registered 2010-04-29 · amended 2025-06-24
Category 3: Land and property
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Flat in London EC4A from which rental income is received
registered 2021-03-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2007-03-28 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Science and Technology Committee
2010-06-22 → 2014-05-14
Science and Technology Committee
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2007-11-13 → 2014-05-14
Science and Technology Committee
2008-12-16 → 2011-09-13
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-23
Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee
Chair
+£15,509/yr
2020-10-15 → 2021-01-28
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee
2024-01-24 → 2025-03-28
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
john.krebs@biology.ox.ac.uk
Department of Biology, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ
Department of Biology, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 1 tabled
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departments
2026-05-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Refineries: Ellesmere Port
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2024-09-03 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.