Information between 25th March 2025 - 4th April 2025
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 126 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 125 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 127 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 105 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 19 Noes - 112 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 104 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 51 Noes - 106 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 129 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 148 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest 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 - 226 Noes - 142 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Watson of Wyre Forest voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216 |
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Government Departments and Arms Length Bodies: Starlink
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what contracts are held by (1) government departments, and (2) arm's-length bodies, with Starlink; and what is the value and duration of each contract. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and its Arms Lengths Body’s (ALBs) including the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) hold no contracts directly with Starlink, aside from the Very Hard to Reach Alpha trials which are due to close in the coming quarter. These are rolling monthly contracts with Starlink Internet Services, and the currently anticipated expenditure in March 2025 is £1,035. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) alongside the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have reported no contracts with Starlink. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) does not hold information on which departments have used Starlink. |
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Satellites: Radio Frequencies
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of radio waves from satellites on astronomical observation, and what steps they are taking to mitigate any interference. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Government draws on the international studies that indicate the increasing number of communications satellites, particularly in Low Earth Orbits (LEO), have the potential to cause interference to some radio astronomy facilities. The UK regulator Ofcom has aligned its licences for LEO constellations with international regulations to protect radio astronomy sites in the UK. Through the International Telecommunications Union, the UK is actively participating in studies on reducing interference to internationally important radio astronomy sites including the Square Kilometre Array. These will lead to the development of new regulations with the potential to be confirmed at the 2027 World Radio Conference. I also refer to the answer I gave the Viscount Stansgate during a Lords Oral Question session on Wednesday 20th November 2024. |
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Satellites
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government how many satellites under the control of UK-registered businesses have been launched from overseas locations in each of the past 15 years. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) 728 UK-registered satellites have been launched overseas in the last 15 years. Between 2010 and 2019 there was an average of five and a half UK-registered satellites launched overseas each year, rising to 134.4 launches each year between 2020 and 2024. |
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Satellites
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government how many satellites under the control of UK-registered businesses have been in orbit in each year of the past 15 years; and what estimate they have made of the number of satellites under the control of UK-registered business in orbit by 2035. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) According to the UN Index of Objects Launched in Outer Space and following the Elevation-1 satellite launch earlier this year, there are now 763 UK owned satellites in orbit. We do not currently have an estimate of the number of UK-registered satellites expected to be in orbit by 2035. |
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Satellites
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total number of satellites expected to be in orbit by 2035, and how many satellites were in orbit in each of the past 15 years. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Estimates vary but the total number of satellites in orbit is expected to reach up to 60,000 by 2030, and increase further by 2035. In 2010 the total number of satellites in orbit was 3,327, rising to 6,271 by 2020 and to over 13,600 today. |
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Friday 28th March 2025
Report - Nineteenth Report - No Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Excepted Hereditary) Lord Sahota (Labour; Life peer) Baroness Sater (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Watson of Wyre Forest |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 30th April 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |