Information between 31st May 2025 - 30th June 2025
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Monday 30th June 2025 Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Index on Censorship and school libraries View calendar - Add to calendar |
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Invergowrie voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 110 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Invergowrie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 118 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Invergowrie voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 5 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116 |
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11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Invergowrie voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161 |
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Watson of Invergowrie contributed 1 speech (1,337 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Watson of Invergowrie contributed 3 speeches (1,296 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Watson of Invergowrie contributed 7 speeches (2,805 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Watson of Invergowrie contributed 5 speeches (2,277 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie speeches from: Employment Rights Bill
Lord Watson of Invergowrie contributed 2 speeches (879 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Pupils: Absenteeism
Asked by: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour - Life peer) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of their guidance for tackling low school attendance and lost learning. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) In the last academic year, around 1.5 million children are persistently absent, missing a day a fortnight, and 171,000 are severely absent, missing 50% of time in school or more (compared to 150,000 the previous year). These levels are unacceptably high, and the government is strongly committed to reversing the trend, but it will take time to unwind the legacy. The department’s ‘Working Together to Improve School Attendance’ guidance became statutory in August 2024 and is based on our engagement with the strongest schools, trusts and local authorities across the country. We review all guidance on an ongoing basis and make changes as necessary. Schools also have access to an attendance toolkit, developed in collaboration with the sector. The toolkit provides practical resources to support schools to identify the drivers of absence and adopt effective practice to improve attendance. The department regularly publishes attendance data which shows how pupil attendance is changing over time. The data can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-attendance-in-schools. Thanks to the efforts of the sector, overall absence is moving in the right direction, with children attending over 3.1 million more days this year compared to last, and over 100,000 fewer children persistently absent. However, this still leaves around one in five pupils currently missing 10% or more of school. That is why we are working with the sector to bring breakfast clubs to all primary schools so that every child is in on time and ready to learn, rolling out Attendance and Behaviour hubs providing support to schools to help them improve, and tackling mental ill-health among young people by providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school. |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
134 speeches (36,783 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) supportive of others in this group, particularly those in the names of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bellingham (Con - Life peer) quickly the point touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, and the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) I particularly enjoyed a phrase used by the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie, when he said he enjoyed - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
99 speeches (25,997 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
81 speeches (24,010 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) also support Amendment 118 in his name and Amendment 144 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 2: None forward to the Minister’s reply in relation to Amendment 144 in the name of her noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
110 speeches (29,951 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) and practical amendments that the Government could turn into their own.The noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
103 speeches (34,430 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) in very well with Amendment 107B, which is also in this group, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) this protection is available for children.Amendment 107B was tabled by my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) they go far enough.I would support the amendments from the noble Lords, Lord Lucas and Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) speak to the single amendment in this group, Amendment 69AB, in the name of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
50 speeches (15,356 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie for his staunch support for what I am trying - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) So I hope all those who have spoken, including the noble Lords, Lord Watson of Invergowrie and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) these issues, and I went along with them and supported them.Despite what the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie - Link to Speech 4: None It is a reasonable amendment and, if I may refer to the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie, it is - Link to Speech |
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Jun. 24 2025
HL Bill 101-I Marshalled list for Committee Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE 154★_ After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause— “Workforce strategy |
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Jun. 20 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 27 LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE 183D_ Clause 27, page 45, line 29, at end insert “and for all |
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Jun. 18 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2 LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL 144_ After |
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Jun. 17 2025
HL Bill 81-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 135 BARONESS HAMWEE LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD PADDICK THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON |
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Jun. 13 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL 144_ After Clause 18, insert the following new |
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Jun. 12 2025
HL Bill 81-IX Ninth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 135 BARONESS HAMWEE LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD PADDICK THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON |
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Jun. 12 2025
HL Bill 81-IX Corrected Ninth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 135 BARONESS HAMWEE LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD PADDICK THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON |
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Jun. 11 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 7 LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL 84 |
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Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 7 LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL 84 |
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Jun. 06 2025
HL Bill 81-VIII Eighth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 135 BARONESS HAMWEE LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD PADDICK THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON |
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Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 7 LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS BENNETT OF MANOR CASTLE LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL 84 |
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Jun. 04 2025
HL Bill 81-VII Seventh Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 135 BARONESS HAMWEE LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE LORD PADDICK 273PA_ After Clause 135, |
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University APPG Document: APPUG weekly update 02 - 06 June 2025.pdf Found: Lord Watson of Invergowrie supported Baroness Warwick, noting the growing concern among universities |
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Adoption and Permanence APPG Document: Inaugural Minutes Found: Lord Russell of Liverpool (Co- Chair), Baroness Berridge (Officer), Darren Paffey MP , Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Adoption and Permanence APPG Document: Inaugural Meeting Found: Lord Russell of Liverpool (Co- Chair), Baroness Berridge (Officer), Darren Paffey MP , Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: APPG Due Diligence Statement Found: Date: 20/05/2024 Officer name – Lord Watson of Invergowrie, Co-Chair of APPG (signed electronically |
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Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Minutes of APPG Meeting The Skills Act Two years on Tuesday 21 May 2024 Found: Loughborough College, Director of Strategic Partnerships and External Relationships Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 21 May 2024 Roundtable Found: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (APPG Co-chair and Chair of meeting); Marie Rimmer MP; Baroness Tyler of |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 21 May 2024 AGM Found: Present: Parliamentarians - Sheryll Murray MP (Independently-appointed Chair of AGM), Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: APPG Annual Report 2023-24 Found: four Officers was confirmed: • Steve McCabe MP – Co-Chair and Registered Contact; • Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: APPG Income and Expenditure Statement Found: with some occasional input from other Become colleagues during the reporting year Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 21 March 2024 EGM Found: Co-Chair – Lord Watson of Invergowrie; c. Officer – Baroness Tyler of Enfield; d. |
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Apprenticeships APPG Document: Report 2023-24 Found: - Lord Young of Norwood Green - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Lord Baker of Dorking - Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Schools, Learning and Assessment APPG Document: Appendices to the report 'Towards a fairer, more useful and fit-for-purpose way to assess children and young people in the 21st century' Found: Kim Johnson Vice-chair, Labour Lord Hunt of King’s Heath Vice-chair, Labour Life Peer Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: AGM Minutes 2023 Found: Lord Patel Victoria Prentis MP Liz Saville-Roberts MP Baroness Sugg Gareth Thomas MP Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 2023 AGM Minutes Found: Commons Present: Steve McCabe MP (Chair), Marie Rimmer MP, Tim Loughton MP (Vice Chair), Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Schools, Learning and Assessment APPG Document: Summary note: What knowledge, skills and competencies will be most important for life and work in the 21st century, and how best can they be assessed Found: Date – 28 February 2023 Time – 2pm Parliamentarians in attendance – • Emma Hardy MP • Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Schools, Learning and Assessment APPG Document: Summary note: Impact of Current Assessment System Found: 25 January 2023 Time – 4pm Parliamentarians in attendance – • Flick Drummond MP • Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 2022 AGM Minutes Found: Johnson MP, Lucy Allan MP, David Simmonds MP, Baroness Young of Hornsey (Vice Co-Chair), Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Meeting Minutes of APPG Meeting with Skills Minster Burghart 11 Jan 2022 Found: Question from Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab): Asked about the amendment on the Baker Clause on careers |
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Care-Experienced Children and Young People APPG Document: 2021-2022 AGM Minutes Found: Marie Rimmer MP • Lord Russell of Liverpool • Jim Shannon MP • David Simmonds MP • Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2020-2021 Found: APPG on PDRH member Lord Watson of Invergowrie pressed the Minister to explain what additional support |
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Tuesday 8th July 2025 2:30 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 1st July 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th June 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 15th July 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th June 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 22nd July 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |