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Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 139 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 162
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 114 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 53 Noes - 116
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 134 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 159
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Age of Criminal Responsibility

"My Lords, is this not a class issue? People who live in leafy suburbs think it is a bad idea; people who live in council houses, often targeted by young people, think that, while every effort should be made to keep children out of the judicial system, there has to …..."
Lord Watts - View Speech

View all Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Age of Criminal Responsibility

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

"My Lords, on pub companies, there is no doubt that the tenants are facing major problems in the UK, but does the Minister agree with me that, although those pubs are struggling, brewers and pub companies are making record profits? Is it not time they passed that on to the …..."
Lord Watts - View Speech

View all Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Parental Leave and Pay Review

"Does the Minister agree with me that there is no future for Britain unless it gets out this situation of low skills, low pay, poverty wages and poor conditions, with some of the worst employment and pay rates in Europe?..."
Lord Watts - View Speech

View all Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Parental Leave and Pay Review

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Domestic Violence Against Children

"My Lords, the Minister is quite correct to say that social media has much more impact than government policy in this area, but is he confident that the regulator, which has continued to fail to do anything about this, will be up for the job that it now has, with …..."
Lord Watts - View Speech

View all Lord Watts (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Violence Against Children

Division Vote (Lords)
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164
Division Vote (Lords)
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watts (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 149 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153