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Division Votes
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts 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 Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 116
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 169
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 194
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 140
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 129 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 151
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 200
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 144
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 88 Labour No votes vs 14 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 47 Noes - 136
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 178
3 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 227
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 102 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 102
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 147
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 125
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 136
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 169
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 238
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 240
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 175
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 236
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 150
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147
24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244

Speeches
Lord Watts speeches from: Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Paths Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (37 words) Monday 1st December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport
Lord Watts speeches from: Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (54 words) Thursday 27th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Watts speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Lord Watts contributed 3 speeches (165 words) Committee stage Friday 21st November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Watts speeches from: South Western Railway Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (49 words) Thursday 20th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport
Lord Watts speeches from: Police: Records Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (46 words) Tuesday 11th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office
Lord Watts speeches from: Office for National Statistics Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (42 words) Monday 10th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office
Lord Watts speeches from: National Insurance: Partnerships Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (58 words) Monday 10th November 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Watts speeches from: Prison Services: Insourcing Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (51 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice
Lord Watts speeches from: Public/Private Partnerships: Shares Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (56 words) Monday 3rd November 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office

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Lord Watts mentioned

Live Transcript
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5 Nov 2025, 4:44 p.m. - House of Lords "about 79 is, does it mean withdrawal from the European Convention of Human Lord Watts? Is " Lord German (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Nov 2025, 3:59 p.m. - House of Lords "point that the Lord Watts us about. " Lord Leong (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Nov 2025, 4:06 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Watts, can I thank the Lord, " Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript
21 Nov 2025, 2:09 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Empey, the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, the noble Lord Lord Watts, the noble Lord Lord Polak, the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, the noble Baroness Baroness Hollins, " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
21 Nov 2025, 2:51 p.m. - House of Lords "Asia. Very grateful to my noble friend Lord Watts for mentioning that because that's what was being whispered to me, but I didn't have the statistics. I'm very grateful " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
21 Nov 2025, 2:51 p.m. - House of Lords "the statistics. I'm very grateful to the noble Lord Lord Watts for providing. >> This has. " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
2 Dec 2025, 6:43 p.m. - House of Lords "particularly from, as I said, the noble Lord Lord Hutton, Lord Watts and Lord Sentamu, and recognition " Lord Moynihan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Paths 24 speeches (1,523 words) Monday 1st December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Grocott (Lab - Life peer) Further to the question asked by my noble friend Lord Watts, we all know, and the Minister knows, that - Link to Speech
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 165 speeches (32,633 words) Committee stage Friday 21st November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Harper (Con - Life peer) there are many amendments on the Marshalled List and the debate will be lengthy—the noble Lord, Lord Watts - Link to Speech 2: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) this debate we heard deeply personal information from the noble Lords, Lord Empey, Lord McCrea, Lord Watts - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Monday 17th November 2025 Oral Evidence - AUKUS Industry Forum, Tiberius Aerospace, and Syos Aerospace The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Robathan; Lord Sarfraz; Lord Sedwill; Lord Tunnicliffe; Derek Twigg; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts
Monday 17th November 2025 Oral Evidence - City St George’s, University of London, and University of Oxford The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Robathan; Lord Sarfraz; Lord Sedwill; Lord Tunnicliffe; Derek Twigg; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts
Monday 3rd November 2025 Oral Evidence - Jonathan Hall KC, and Lord Sumption OBE PC, FSA, FRHistS The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Morello; Lord Robathan; Emily Thornberry; Lord Tunnicliffe; Derek Twigg; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts
Monday 3rd November 2025 Oral Evidence - Isabel Hilton OBE, Lord Patten of Barnes, and MI6 The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Morello; Lord Robathan; Emily Thornberry; Lord Tunnicliffe; Derek Twigg; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office, and Duchy of Lancaster Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Robathan; Lord Sedwill; Andy Slaughter; Emily Thornberry; Lord Tunnicliffe; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office, and Duchy of Lancaster Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: ; Lord Sedwill; Andy Slaughter; Emily Thornberry; Lord Tunnicliffe; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts

Deposited Papers

Monday 10th November 2025 Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Letter dated 06/11/2025 from Baroness Lloyd of Effra to Lord Watts regarding land banking by housebuilders, as raised during a question on the economic value of the built environment sector. 1p. Document: Minister_Lloyd_to_Lord_Watts_letter.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 06/11/2025 from Baroness Lloyd of Effra to Lord Watts regarding land banking by housebuilders

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Lord Watts - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 17th November 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: The National Security Strategy At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein CBE - Former Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security Deputy (2015-2021) and President at City St George’s, University of London Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt - Executive Chair & Co-founder at Open Data Institute, and Principal of Jesus College and Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science at University of Oxford At 5:15pm: Oral evidence Sophia Gaston - Visiting Fellow in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and Founder and Lead at AUKUS Industry Forum Air Commodore (retd) Blythe Crawford CBE - Former Commandant of the Air and Space Warfare Centre and Director GRAIL (Generative Real-Time Artificial Intelligence Lethality) at Tiberius Aerospace Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Haydn Gaukroger OBE - Head of Capability Development at Syos Aerospace View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 1st December 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 15th December 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office, and Duchy of Lancaster Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office, and Duchy of Lancaster Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Written Evidence - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) TNS0023 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Written Evidence - British Red Cross TNS0022 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 3rd November 2025 Oral Evidence - Jonathan Hall KC, and Lord Sumption OBE PC, FSA, FRHistS The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 3rd November 2025 Oral Evidence - Isabel Hilton OBE, Lord Patten of Barnes, and MI6 The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 13th November 2025 Engagement document - BLackpool committee visit Social Mobility Policy Committee
Tuesday 18th November 2025 Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy TNS0025 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 18th November 2025 Written Evidence - Sir Vernon Gibson TNS0024 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 18th November 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for AI and Online Safety on introduction on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, dated 12 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 17th November 2025 Oral Evidence - AUKUS Industry Forum, Tiberius Aerospace, and Syos Aerospace The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 17th November 2025 Oral Evidence - City St George’s, University of London, and University of Oxford The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 12 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Sir Michael Ellis KC (former AG), relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response (dated 12 November 2025) National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Deputy National Security Adviser relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 14 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Robert Courts KC (former Solicitor General) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 19 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Dominic Grieve KC (former AG) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Sir Stephen Lovegrove (former NSA) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 14 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Baroness Scotland (former AG) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 11 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 1st December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Attorney General relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 12 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Written Evidence - Chemring Group Plc/ Roke Manor Research Limited TNS0026 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Report - 2nd Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Written Evidence - Thales UK Limited TNS0027 - The National Security Strategy The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter to the National Security Adviser relating to the Committee’s private meeting with the NSA, dated 11 December 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Scottish Calendar

Thursday 18th December 2025 9:30 a.m. 26th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Complaint: (In Private) The Committee will continue its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 3. Complaint: Not before 10.15am.The Committee will announce its decision at Stage 3 on a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 4. Complaint: (In Private) The Committee will consider its draft report. 5. Standing Order Rule Changes The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar