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Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 125 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 230
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 128 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 228
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 124 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 251 Noes - 214
Division Vote (Lords)
13 Mar 2024 - West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 84 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 54
Division Vote (Lords)
13 Mar 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 96 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 154
Written Question
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ratify imminently Optional Protocol 3 to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to a communications procedure; and if not, why.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Optional Protocol 3 has not, to date, been signed and ratified by the UK government. States are not required to sign up to the Optional Protocols when they ratify the UNCRC.

The government believes effective domestic laws already exist where individuals can seek enforceable remedies if their rights have been breached. It is possible for an individual to challenge any government decision in the domestic courts if their rights have been breached, and this includes breaches of children’s rights under the UNCRC.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2024
BBC World Service

Speech Link

View all Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: BBC World Service
Division Vote (Lords)
11 Mar 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 106 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 193
Division Vote (Lords)
11 Mar 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 105 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 192