"My Lords, is it not the case that blunt cuts in benefits do not work and the most effective way of reducing benefits and getting people back to work is to give them the support that they need?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that, once again, Ofcom is hopeless, and we need to review its role? Unless we have an effective regulator, things such as this will happen on a regular basis. We need to do something about the poor standard of regulators in this country...." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, would not one way of building confidence in the creative industries be for people who have already stolen material to pay some compensation for the things that they have done over the years?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that we had 14 years of no action by the last Tory Government, while it has taken this Government a few months to get a credible plan together? Is it not a bit ironic that a party that did nothing for 14 years …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that international agreement and regulation is needed? We need that as quickly as possible, given the pace of this matter...." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, when the Government produce their guidance, will they notify local and regional governments about their decision and expect them to abide by the rules or suggestions they make? Quite frankly, a lot of procurement is done through those bodies...." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that farmers and golfers use a lot of water inefficiently? Do we not need to do more to encourage them to be more effective?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is the Minister aware of the Merseyside mayor’s proposals to lever in private sector money using this levy for some exciting schemes that will create wealth, growth and jobs? Does she not think that the mayor of Merseyside will know more about generation than the Tory party, which …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that this is an international issue and that the only way we can deal with it is internationally? The most important part will be to make sure that the regulator has the ability to police what is going on in China, America and the …..." Lord Watts - View Speech