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Information between 18th December 2025 - 16th February 2026

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Division Votes
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 185 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 150
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 159
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 186 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 73 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295


Speeches
Lord Willetts speeches from: Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (536 words)
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Lord Willetts speeches from: Pension Schemes Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (106 words)
Committee stage
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Willetts speeches from: Pension Schemes Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 2 speeches (355 words)
Committee stage
Monday 19th January 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Willetts speeches from: Pension Schemes Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (108 words)
Committee stage
Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Willetts speeches from: Schools and Universities: Language Learning
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (699 words)
Thursday 8th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Willetts speeches from: Pension Schemes Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (1,547 words)
2nd reading
Thursday 18th December 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions



Lord Willetts mentioned

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18 Dec 2025, 2:50 p.m. - House of Lords
"up the point about pension age raised by the noble Lord Lord Willetts, although from a rather "
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 2:51 p.m. - House of Lords
"Now. The noble Lord Willetts said that this has to be a fiscal consideration. I'm afraid we have to look much more broadly at that "
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 3:11 p.m. - House of Lords
"given the welcome presence of the noble Lord Lord Willetts, that this "
Lord Davies of Brixton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 3:43 p.m. - House of Lords
"professional and as my noble Lord Willetts has already mentioned, I "
Baroness White of Tufnell Park (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 5:15 p.m. - House of Lords
"from their savings. Now, there were some fascinating debates, discussions today. I could listen to the noble Lord Lord Willetts, my noble friend Lord wood for a lot "
Baroness Sherlock (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 5:16 p.m. - House of Lords
"Lord Willetts for setting out. This has been very much a cross-party journey that we've been on together, "
Baroness Sherlock (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 3:54 p.m. - House of Lords
"real problem on our hands here and the public, agrees. The noble Lord Lord Willetts mentioned some data from a survey on this that two "
Lord Wood of Anfield (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Feb 2026, 4:49 p.m. - House of Lords
"I was pleased to hear the noble Lord Lord Willetts commend the government for its current commitment to phase out this "
Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Feb 2026, 4:49 p.m. - House of Lords
"research, and I, in turn, commend the noble Lord Lord Willetts, when he was in government for the same "
Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Calendar
Tuesday 10th February 2026 10:30 a.m.
Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Regulators and growth
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Lord Willetts - Chair at Regulatory Innovation Office
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Parliamentary Debates
Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
35 speeches (11,344 words)
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Viscount Stansgate (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) I was pleased to hear the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, commend the Government for their current commitment - Link to Speech
2: None My noble friends Lord Stansgate and Lord Winston, the noble Lords, Lord Trees and Lord Willetts, and - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) remained and still remains my position.I will pick up on a couple of points made by the noble Lord, Lord Willetts - Link to Speech

Pension Schemes Bill
83 speeches (24,122 words)
Committee stage
Monday 19th January 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD - Life peer) I am quite pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, because I feel that we are fishing slightly - Link to Speech
2: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) wonder if my noble friend could update the Committee on where we are with that.The noble Lord, Lord Willetts - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I found that discussion of history, from the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, the noble Lords, Lord Willetts - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) nine schemes stated that the surplus was released to the employer.In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Willetts - Link to Speech

Schools and Universities: Language Learning
51 speeches (19,286 words)
Thursday 8th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury (Con - Life peer) advantages of improving and helping with learning, memory, mental faculties and so on.My noble friend Lord Willetts - Link to Speech
2: Lord Freyberg (XB - Excepted Hereditary) This matters profoundly for the UK’s place in the world, as the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, so eloquently - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Murphy (XB - Life peer) Even before it ceased, as the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, pointed out, it was easier to attract students - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, rightly identified the asymmetry in the previous membership of Erasmus - Link to Speech

Pension Schemes Bill
53 speeches (37,010 words)
2nd reading
Thursday 18th December 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) that so many now suffer from.Picking up the point about pension age raised by the noble Lord, Lord Willetts - Link to Speech
2: Baroness White of Tufnell Park (XB - Life peer) Again as the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, has already said, this is no accident. - Link to Speech
3: Lord Wood of Anfield (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, mentioned data from a survey on this showing that two-thirds of all UK - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I could have listened to the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, and my noble friend Lord Wood for a lot longer - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Written Evidence - The Institute of Regulation
RAG0086 - Regulators and growth

Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee

Found: co-host with our affiliate member PA Consulting a round table of regulators at which RIO Chair Lord Willetts

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Written Evidence - Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
RAG0023 - Regulators and growth

Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee

Found: Our Deputy Chief Regulator attended a roundtable in June 2025 with Lord Willetts, which was a valuable

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Fingleton, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee

Found: Lord Willetts chairs it and Patrick Vallance is the Minister overseeing it.

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Government Response - Government response to Financing and Scaling UK S&T Inquiry Report - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency

Science and Technology Committee

Found: develop cross-government R&D appraisal guidance in order to deliver recommendation 4 of the Lord Willetts

Tuesday 6th January 2026
Oral Evidence - British Standards Institution, Zurich UK, and Smith and Nephew

Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee

Found: 24 Dr Scott Steedman: We work very closely with the Regulatory Innovation Office—with Lord Willetts,



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Feb. 02 2026
UK Space Agency
Source Page: Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO
Document: Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Lord Willetts, Chair of the UK Space Agency, said:  Paul has done an enormous amount not just for the