The Rt. Rev the Lord Bishop of Oxford
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The Lord Bishop of Oxford's full title is The Rt. Rev the Lord Bishop of Oxford. His name is Steven John Lindsey Croft, 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
4 Content(2.5%)
0 Not-Content(0.0%)
158 didn't vote(97.5%)
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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
My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in the debate and particularly to follow the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko, with his wisdom and great knowledge of the field.
Humanity stands at a real crossroads in the present moment. Artificial intelligenc
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I look forward to the maiden speeches to come.
In the words of the King’s Speech,
“an increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the United Kingdom”.
The Gover
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his Answer and for all that the Government are doing. In the light of the richly deserved tributes to Sir David Attenborough, what is the Government’s view on the role of public education and investment in
2026-03-23
UK Steel Strategy
My Lords, for seven years I was privileged to be the Bishop of Sheffield, and I am familiar with the complex ecology of south Yorkshire, articulated by the noble Lord, Lord Fox. For those seven years, each year I was the guest of the Cutlers Company, who
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I also support the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and others, and thank them all most warmly. They seem to me appropriately comprehensive and detailed. I have been following the developments in chatbots for a year no
2026-02-25
AI: Labour Market Changes
My Lords, I welcome the new institute, the announcement and the individuals involved. I want to ask a question about the values that the Government will take forward in thinking about this area. What practical steps are they taking to ensure that humanit
2025-09-11
Youth Unemployment
My Lords, I too welcome and commend the Minister’s passion and commitment. I recently met around 100 young people, as part of the work our diocese is doing, and their number one concern is the impact of technology and AI on their future jobs. There is no
2025-09-10
Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack
My Lords, on Monday the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence heard a striking presentation from the Polish Minister for defence and cybersecurity, who talked about the joined-up thinking his nation has developed on defence and commerc
2025-09-10
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and to associate myself with his remarks. I speak to Amendment 427C on behalf of my colleague, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, in whose name the amendment stands. He v
2025-09-09
Daesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)
My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Joint Committee on Human Rights on its detailed and courageous report, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on bringing this debate. With others, I am sorry that he cannot be with us today. I, too, received the graphic photo
2025-07-09
NHS 10-Year Plan
My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place and, like others, send good wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Merron.
I welcome very much, as others have done, the three aspirations in Fit for the Future. I think that they are significant and that they
2025-07-08
Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption
I thank the Minister for his Answer. As he is aware, the Government have a dedicated energy council, but there is, as yet, no similar provision for water, no formal record of all the current data centres or the water they use and no public criteria for a
2025-07-08
Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have (1) to measure, and (2) to regulate, the amount of (a) energy, and (b) water, consumed by data centres in the United Kingdom.
2025-07-07
Artificial Intelligence: News Media
My Lords, the Minister will be aware of the risks in AI of the impersonation of human reporting. A number of jurisdictions are experimenting with and exploring the watermarking of AI content, so that it is clear what is produced artificially and what is
My Lords, I welcome this timely report and this debate. The themes of the report—ethics, truth, access and trust—are of vital importance to the Lords spiritual, as I know they are to all Members of your Lordships’ House. My right reverend friend the Bish
2025-04-23
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. I rise to support this important Bill and to express the support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, who sends her apologies that she cannot be here today. I thank the Min
2025-04-23
Artificial Intelligence: Emissions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. He will be aware—I was not, until I researched this—that, in Ireland, data centres now account for over 20% of electricity use and the largest data centres under construction consume as much energy potential
2025-04-23
Artificial Intelligence: Emissions
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to measure the emissions associated with artificial intelligence in relation to the United Kingdom’s net zero target.
My Lords, I declare an interest as patron of Asylum Welcome, which works with asylum seekers and refugees in Oxford and Oxfordshire. What proportion of temporary accommodation provided by local authorities is used to house refugees who are assessed as pr
2025-02-10
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation
My Lords, according to the Government’s own recent survey, 43% of the public trust that the impact of AI will be positive, but 33% believe it will be negative. Given this very narrow gap and the critical importance of building trust in embracing new tech
2024-11-28
Schools: Mobile Phones
My Lords, it is an honour to take part in this debate. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on her excellent introduction. I too look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Cass.
The diocese of Oxford, where I serve, has 2
2024-10-16
EV Strategy: (ECC Committee Report)
My Lords, I too warmly welcome this debate as a member of the committee that produced the report. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her introduction to the debate and her very careful, wise and gracious—and patient—leadership of th
2024-10-10
Social Care Strategy
My Lords, I too welcome this debate. I particularly appreciated the initial appeal by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for a reframing of a broader conversation. Like others across this House, I pay tribute to the many unpaid carers and those who work in
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her very compassionate and clear Statement and the tone in which it was delivered. I also thank other noble Lords who have spoken and no doubt those who will speak about these terrible, terrible events and the effect th
2024-07-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a privilege to contribute to this debate. I congratulate the new Ministers and express appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, for her valedictory speech. There is much to commend in the gr
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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.
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Book royalties are received from Church House Publishing; Darton Longman and Todd; Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
registered 2013-07-31 · amended 2025-04-05
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In receipt of episcopal stipend
registered 2013-07-31 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
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As Bishop of Oxford, the member receives Church Commissioners’ funding for support staff, a proportion of which involves supporting role as member of House of Lords
registered 2024-05-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2013-07-15 → present
Bishops
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-13
Artificial Intelligence Committee
2021-04-14 → 2024-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords , London, SW1A 0PW
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External or private office
bishopoxon@oxford.anglican.org
01865 208222 · Church House, Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GF
01865 208222 · Church House, Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GF
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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
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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Historic bills (all-time)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.