A selection of Lord Krebs's votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  My Lords, as a career scientist I ask myself whether the Prime Minister’s deal is good or bad for UK science. Last Friday, the Science Minister, Sam Gyimah, gave his verdict when he resigned, saying that the deal would mean that the UK’s interests, “will be repeatedly and permanently hammered by the EU 27 for many years to come”. He recognised the gap between the warm and encouraging...

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  I agree that it is an extraordinary decision but, as I am saying, it reflects the difficulty of the future negotiations. This outcome undermines the Prime Minister’s hope that the UK, “would like the option to fully associate ourselves with the excellence-based European science and innovation programmes—including the successor to Horizon 2020 and Euratom”. Galileo is only one example...

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  I thank the noble Lord for that because it anticipates my next paragraph. The UK gets out more than 1.5 times as much as we pay in, so our return on investment is stupendous. But it is not just about money; it is the exchange of people and ideas that will be lost if we cannot remain in these European programmes. Noble Lords might ask: why does the science base in this country matter? The...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 30 April 2007

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Currently held offices

• Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee (since 12 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (13 Sep 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (16 Dec 2008 to 13 Sep 2011)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (14 Nov 2007 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (13 Nov 2007 to 22 Jun 2010)

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Krebs’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 9.51% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 59 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)