Information between 6th February 2026 - 26th February 2026
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10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 258 |
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10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Lord Watts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 251 |
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24 Feb 2026 - Tobacco and Vapes 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 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 246 |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Global Biodiversity Loss and National Security
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (18 words) Monday 23rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Lord Watts speeches from: V-levels
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (38 words) Monday 23rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Changing Weather Patterns and Floods
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (47 words) Thursday 12th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Renters’ Rights Act: Implementation
Lord Watts contributed 2 speeches (55 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (65 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Better Start Longitudinal Programmes
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (36 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Standards in Public Life
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (69 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Life Sciences: Beagles
Lord Watts contributed 1 speech (29 words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Watts speeches from: Jobs Market
Lord Watts contributed 2 speeches (53 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Watts speeches from: US Department of Justice Release of Files
Lord Watts contributed 2 speeches (51 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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Honours
Asked by: Lord Watts (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 25th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the honours system for non-British taxpayers. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) UK honours may be awarded to British and foreign nationals either based in the UK, or those who contribute to the United Kingdom while based overseas. All nominees are subject to a range of probity checks, the outcomes of which are considered by the honours committees, alongside other relevant factors, when making their final recommendations. |
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9 Feb 2026, 3:04 p.m. - House of Lords "Personnel during specific US operations. Lord Watts. " Lord Lemos (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Feb 2026, 3:47 p.m. - House of Lords " By laws. I'll let Lord >> By laws. I'll let Lord Ravensdale go first if he's planning to. >> Lord Watts. I start by reminding " Lord Ravensdale (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Feb 2026, 3:47 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Lord Watts. I start by reminding noble Lords of my interest as a chief engineer working for Atkins " Lord Ravensdale (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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24 Feb 2026, 4:55 p.m. - House of Lords "fringe of well-intentioned anti tobacco lobbyists. I Lord Watts. " Lord Rennard (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Crime and Policing Bill
187 speeches (42,503 words) Committee stage Thursday 5th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) privilege.When we foregrounded this debate in an Oral Question just over two weeks ago, my noble friend Lord Watts - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 12th February 2026
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts: Government and Crown Prosecution Service Responses National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: peer) Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour; Life peer) Baroness Tyler of Enfield (Liberal Democrat; Life peer) Lord Watts |
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Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Kidron; Mike Martin; Edward Morello; Lord Sedwill; Lord Tunnicliffe; Baroness Tyler of Enfield; Lord Watts |
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Monday 16th March 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th February 2026 9 a.m. 5th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private and whether its consideration of Standing Order changes in relation to elected conveners and other miscellaneous and minor Standing Order changes should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 and the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20589—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20590—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 5. Cross-Party Group complaint: The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions. 6. Report of the Review of Members of the Scottish Parliament Complaints Sanctions Review: The Committee will consider the report and correspondence from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 7. Code of Conduct: The Committee will consider a draft report and draft changes to the Code of Conduct in respect of Cross-Party Groups. 8. Lobbying (Scotland) Act: The Committee will consider proposed changes to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 19th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. 2. Standing Order Rule Changes: Elected Conveners (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th February 2026 9 a.m. 7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Andrew Proudfoot, Parliament Team Leader, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Rebecca Reid, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20792—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 be approved. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner,, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Claire Stephen, Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Standing Order Rule Changes - Elected Conveners: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 5th March 2026 9 a.m. 8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20958 — That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) be approved. 4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner's annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Complaint: The Committee will undertake its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 7. Cross-Party Groups' Annual Report: The Committee will consider an annual update on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. 8. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th March 2026 9:30 a.m. 9th Meeting, 2026 (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 3 and 4 in private, and whether to take any further consideration of its annual report and legacy report in private at future meetings. 2. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-74). 3. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026. 4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |