Bankers' Bonus Tax
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of taxation applied to Banker' Bonuses. In 2009 a one-off 50% tax on on any individual discretionary bonus over £25,000 paid to a banker was levied and there have been a number of votes since on reintroducing such a tax.
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Jobs Guarantee for Young People
There have been votes in Parliament on if the Government should fund guaranteed jobs for young people.
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Equalise Number of Electors Per Parliamentary Constituency
There have been votes in Parliament on equalising the number of people who elect each MP. Specific votes have been held on if there ought be exceptions to rules aimed at equalising the size of constituencies for special cases such as Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.
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Lord Watts generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
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On 29 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted to postpone reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and also to delay a review into the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Lord Watts voted against holding a referendum on introducing the Alternative Vote system for electing MPs and against equalising the number of electors in each constituency via boundary changes which would also reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Lord Watts voted for a provision which would have ensured a whole number of MPs would represent each of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Anglesey, Argyll and Bute, the Highland Council area and the Isle of Wight.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 9 — Number and distribution of seats
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Second Reading
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Financial Support for 16-19 Year Olds in Education and Training
There have been votes in Parliament on providing financial support for 16-19 year olds in education or training; particularly following the replacement of the education maintenance allowance.
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Retention of Business Rates by Local Councils
There have been votes in Parliament on reforming the way local councils are funded including a switch from central grants to allowing councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas
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On 13 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted against approving the amounts of Revenue Support Grant proposed by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to pay to local councils in 2013-14
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On 21 May 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 11 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing ocal councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 10 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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Housing Benefit Reduction For Those Deemed to have Excess Bedrooms
There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction, and operation of, a policy to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms. This policy has been called the "Bedroom Tax" by Labour and some commentators
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Lord Watts generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
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On 12 Feb 2014:
Lord Watts voted against a financial penalty for those receiving housing related benefits on the basis of the number of bedrooms they have.
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On 24 Oct 2012:
Lord Watts voted against introducing under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and not to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to exclude people in specified circumstances from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading
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On 17 Dec 2014:
Lord Watts voted to abolish housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 17 Dec 2014:
Lord Watts voted to abolish housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 26 Nov 2014:
Lord Watts voted to scrap the penalty for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms; to freeze energy bills; and to increase pay rates in Wales.
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On 14 Oct 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Carers Bedroom Entitlement (Social Housing Sector) Bill
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On 5 Sep 2014:
Lord Watts voted for exemptions to the benefit penalty applied to social housing tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms and to require a report on affordable housing.
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On 26 Feb 2014:
Lord Watts voted to retain an exemption from housing benefit penalties due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms which applied to those who've continuously received the benefit in the same property since before 1 January 1996.
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On 18 Dec 2013:
Lord Watts voted to publish the results of research into food banks; to freeze energy prices; for a water affordability scheme; for measures to end abuses of zero hours contracts; to incentivise those paying the living wage and to abolish the under-occupancy penalty for social housing tenants.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted against a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to require the housing cost element of universal credit to be sufficient to cover the actual cost of housing for social tenants in cases where no offer of alternative accommodation has been made and the household has no more than one spare bedroom.
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Heathrow Airport Expansion
There have been votes in Parliament on expanding Heathrow Airport by adding a third runway.
We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Watts’s position on this issue
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On 28 Jan 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Heathrow (Third Runway)
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On 2 Apr 2008:
Lord Watts voted no on Deferred Division — Heathrow
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Public Control over Bus Services
There have been votes in Parliament on greater public control of bus services.
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Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) to Extract Shale Gas
Parliament has voted on whether hydraulic fracturing (fracking) should be permitted at all, where it should be permitted, and how such operations ought be regulated.
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Lord Watts voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas
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On 26 Jan 2015:
Lord Watts voted to explicitly require an environmental permit for hydraulic fracturing activities.
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On 26 Jan 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 9 — Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Petroleum — Review Impacts of Exploitation
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Public Forests
The Public Forest Estate in England comprises about 2% of the land in England and 18% of the woods and forests. MPs have voted on if the estate ought remain publicly-owned and managed by the Forestry Commission or if it should be sold off.
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Academy Schools
Schools with "Academy Status" are given financial independence and freedom from local authority control. Votes have also been held on what requirements ought be made of Academy Schools in relation to admissions, exclusions and personal, social and health education.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against academy schools
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On 11 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against more academy schools, free early education for 3 and 4 year olds, restricting reporting on allegations against teachers, and to abolish five education related quangos.
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On 8 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposals which would have allowed the establishment of free schools, resulted in the abolition of a range of teaching related bodies, allowed student loan interest to be charged at market rates, and allowed teachers to search pupils.
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On 26 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Academies Bill — Third Reading
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require new academy schools to only be built in areas where there is a proven need for additional capacity.
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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Regulation of Lawyer's Fees in No-Win No-Fee Cases
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be greater regulation on the level of success fees payable under no-win no-fee arrangements for legal representation.
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Lord Watts generally voted against limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases
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On 13 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping success fees in no-win no-fee cases at 100% of the lawyer's basic fee, and against additionally setting a further cap of 25% of damages awarded in personal injury cases.
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On 12 Sep 2012:
Lord Watts voted not to exempt defamation cases from capping of no-win no-fee success fees and provisions to prevent costs awards relating to legal insurance premiums.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted to allow "no win no fee" success fees and related legal insurance premiums to be included in costs awarded in cases relating to damages for respiratory health impacts due to industrial exposure to harmful substances. The Bill included provisions to generally stop the award of costs to cover such success fees and insurance premiums.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted to allow "no win no fee" success fees and related legal insurance premiums to be included in costs awarded in cases relating to damages for health impacts due to a breach of an employer's duty to their employee.
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Clause 41 — Regulation of No-Win No-Fee Arrangements
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Clause 41 — Regulation of No-Win No-Fee Arrangements
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Autonomy for Schools
There have been votes in Parliament on giving greater autonomy for schools, including on if more schools should be able to obtain the financial and managerial freedom from local authority control associated with "academy" status, and the degree of freedom schools ought have in relation to admissions policies.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against greater autonomy for schools
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On 11 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted to require school governing bodies and head teachers comply with standards set out by the Secretary of State in relation to the provision of independent careers guidance.
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On 11 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against more academy schools, free early education for 3 and 4 year olds, restricting reporting on allegations against teachers, and to abolish five education related quangos.
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On 8 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposals which would have allowed the establishment of free schools, resulted in the abolition of a range of teaching related bodies, allowed student loan interest to be charged at market rates, and allowed teachers to search pupils.
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On 26 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Academies Bill — Third Reading
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require new academy schools to only be built in areas where there is a proven need for additional capacity.
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require academy schools to have a curriculum which includes personal, social and health education.
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require Academy Schools to follow the School Admissions Code.
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require Academy Schools to comply with legislation on pupil exclusions and behaviour partnerships which would otherwise not apply to them.
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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On 24 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — Duty to encourage schools to become foundation schools — rejected
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On 15 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading
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On 5 Feb 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Education Bill — Power of school to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State — rejected
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Lord Watts voted yes on School Standards and Framework Bill — Third Reading
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On 29 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to require all teachers in all state-funded schools to have, or be working towards, Qualified Teacher Status.
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On 30 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted to require state school teachers to have, or be working towards, qualified teacher status.
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On 26 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Academies Bill — Clause 16 — Pre-commencement applications etc
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted not to allow selective schools which become academies an exemption from the general requirement for academy schools to provide education for pupils of different abilities.
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On 24 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — Regulate schools' admissions policies — rejected
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On 24 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected
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On 24 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — Requirement "to have regard to" the Secretary of State's Code for School Admissions — rejected
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On 23 May 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — Acceptance of school rules a condition of admission — rejected
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On 15 Jul 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Education Bill — Lords Amendment on Academies' Admissions Arrangements
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On 6 Feb 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected
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On 6 Feb 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected
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On 6 Feb 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Education Bill — Abolish selection by aptitude in state schools — rejected
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Lord Watts voted no on School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Lord Watts voted yes on School Standards and Framework Bill — Abolition of corporal punishment in schools
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On 11 Mar 1998:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Exemption from strict class size limits — rejected
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On 11 Mar 1998:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Grant Maintained Schools (Parental Ballot) — rejected
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Coalition Programme for Government - For
the policies outlined in the "programme for government" also known as the "coalition agreement" agreed between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are right.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts voted in favour of requiring the mass retention of information about communications, (but not the content of those communications); in favour of arrangements to limit access to such information; in favour of requiring those based outside of the UK to comply with warrants to intercept the content of communications and to state operators of internet-based services may be required enact such intercepts; and also in favour of limiting the use of intercepts, and police access to communications data, on economic grounds to cases involving the interests of national security.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading
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On 2 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading
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On 7 May 2014:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a ban on selling alcohol below a set minimum price.
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On 28 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a High Speed Rail link between London and the West Midlands.
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On 28 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a High Speed Rail link between London and the West Midlands.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 4 Dec 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends
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On 31 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 26 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 26 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Third Reading
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 29 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted to postpone reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and also to delay a review into the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 19 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against reforming the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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On 10 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted in favour of reforming the House of Lords, introducing 15 year terms for most members and introducing an elected element.
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On 27 Jun 2012:
Lord Watts voted against introducing individual voter registration and other changes to electoral registration and the administration of elections.
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On 23 May 2012:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Individual Electoral Registration to replace the previous household based system.
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On 23 May 2012:
Lord Watts voted against introducing individual voter registration and other changes to electoral registration and the administration of elections.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2012 budget which planned spending of £683bn against expected revenue of £592bn and also increased the income tax personal tax free allowance, reduced corporation tax, introduced a new top rate of Stamp Duty and introduced a tax to recover child benefit from households with an individual earning over £50K.
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On 8 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Manchester City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 8 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 8 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Sheffield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 8 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Coventry City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 8 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Wakefield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Liverpool City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Nottingham City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Leeds City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Bristol City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 25 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Birmingham City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
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On 25 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Draft City of Bradford (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor
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On 7 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts voted to require transitional arrangements where regional planning policies called regional strategies are abolished.
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On 11 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against a series of measures including requiring the police to destroy fingerprints and DNA taken in certain circumstances; against introducing a CCTV code of practice; against banning wheel clamping on private land and against new Freedom of Information provisions for datasets.
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On 12 Sep 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 — Police and Crime Commissioners
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On 12 Sep 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 — Police and Crime Commissioners
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On 7 Sep 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 18 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against devolving more powers to local councils and local people particularly in relation to social housing and planning.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 31 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts voted against a banking levy, a tax charged as a fraction of a bank's assets, and for a financial transaction tax.
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On 31 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 17 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against devolving more powers to local councils and local people particularly in relation to social housing and planning.
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On 13 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, against giving local councils more powers in relation to licensing, and against the other measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Lord Watts voted against holding a referendum on introducing the Alternative Vote system for electing MPs and against equalising the number of electors in each constituency via boundary changes which would also reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts voted to keep the number of MPs at 650, rather than reduce it to 600.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 9 — Number and distribution of seats
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — No Second Reading — rejected
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Second Reading
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On 7 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted to criticise the Liberal - Conservative Coalition's programme for government
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 7 Nov 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Football Governance Bill — Second Reading
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the rate of the bank levy tax and against changes aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the levy.
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On 13 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to stop the current badger culls.
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On 30 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Immigration Bill — Third Reading
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On 22 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Immigration Bill — Second Reading
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On 5 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed badger cull.
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On 5 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted against culling badgers in an effort to control bovine tuberculosis.
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On 25 Oct 2012:
Lord Watts voted to stop the badger cull which was aimed at tackling bovine tuberculosis.
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On 16 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted to ask the Government to take action to prevent rationing by cost in the NHS and to call on the Government to honour its pledge to increase health spending in real terms each year.
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On 26 Jun 2012:
Lord Watts voted to call on the Government to strengthen the military covenant and to request a reassessment of the assumptions on which the Strategic Defence and Security Review was based.
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On 13 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 7 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted for banking reforms to give businesses easier access to credit and to bring transparency, accountability and responsibility into the setting of pay in the banking sector.
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts voted against cutting the subsidy for electricity generated via renewable or low-carbon methods on 12 December 2011 and against ensuring the future of the payments.
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On 16 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Military Covenant
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituency
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Special Case of the Isle of Wight
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On 12 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Postal Services Bill — Third Reading — Privatisation of Royal Mail
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On 21 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require Academy Schools to follow the School Admissions Code.
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On 8 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted to criticise the economic measures contained in the Liberal - Conservative Coalition's programme for government
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On 8 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose the Government's programme as outlined in the Queen's Speech
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Assisted Dying
There have been votes in Parliament on if it should be legal to assist terminally ill people who have decided they want to end their life.
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Lord Watts voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
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On 10 Dec 1997:
Lord Watts voted against allowing a terminally ill person to obtain assistance in dying from a doctor.
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Iraq War
A number of votes were held on if United Kingdom should take part in the US invasion of Iraq which began in March 2003.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for the Iraq war
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On 26 Feb 2003:
Lord Watts voted against saying the case for military action against Iraq is as yet unproven
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On 26 Feb 2003:
Lord Watts voted to endorse UN Security Council resolution 1441 giving Iraq a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations.
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On 25 Nov 2002:
Lord Watts voted against requiring the support of the UN Security Council and the support of a vote of MPs in the House of Commons before the commitment of UK forces to military action in Iraq.
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On 24 Sep 2002:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Military Covenant
The armed forces covenant sets out the relationship between the nation, the government and the armed forces. It recognises the nation's moral obligation to members of the armed forces and their families. MPs have voted on the extent to which there should be special provisions for current, and former, service personnel in relation to public services.
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Lord Watts has never voted in a major vote about strengthening the Military Covenant
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On 14 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Armed Forces Bill — New Clause 17 — Special Health, Housing and Education Provisions for Service Personnel
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Automatic Enrolment in Occupational Pensions
A vote for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions is a vote for low-to-mid income earners to be enrolled into pension schemes automatically.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions
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NHS Commissioning
There have been votes in Parliament on if GPs should buy services such as out of hours care, ambulance services and hospital care on behalf of their patients.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients
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On 7 Sep 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 16 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted to stop the Government's NHS reorganisation.
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On 31 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 13 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 13 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 26 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted to drop the Health and Social Care Bill and to enter cross party talks on reforming NHS commissioning.
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On 9 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted for a fundamental change to the Government's plans for NHS reforms and to drop the proposed market-based approach.
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Number of MPs in the House of Commons
There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the number of MPs in the House of Commons and reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons
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European Union Integration
There have been votes in Parliament on the degree of the UK's integration with the European Union. Specific matters voted on include the UK's opt out from the European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures and the establishment of a European Union External Action Service.
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Fuel Taxes
There have been votes in Parliament on the rates of taxation applying to fuel for motor vehicles.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the basic income tax free allowance, against cutting corporation tax, and against the other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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On 16 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 12 Nov 2012:
Lord Watts voted against increasing taxes on fuel by 3% as of January 2013.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted to cut VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 16 May 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel
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On 28 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 7 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Reduction of Fuel Duties for the Most Remote Areas
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax
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Powers of Local Councils
There have been votes in Parliament on the extent of powers devolved to local government on a range of matters from planning to the regulation of street trading.
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Lord Watts generally voted for more powers for local councils
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On 10 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Deregulation Bill — Short-term Use of London Accommodation: Relaxation of Restrictions
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On 16 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted to give local councils the power to remove householders' permitted development rights.
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On 17 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against an option to make planning applications directly to the Secretary of State in areas where the local planning authority is deemed to be performing poorly.
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On 21 May 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 7 Dec 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 4 — Power to Require Name and Address for Council Officers, PCSOs and Accredited Individuals When Issuing FPNs
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On 18 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted to only allow the Mayor of London to designate a Mayoral development area if the majority of councils covering the area agree to the designation.
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On 18 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against devolving more powers to local councils and local people particularly in relation to social housing and planning.
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On 17 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted to limit the power of the Secretary of State to repeal laws considered to detract from the general power of competence for local authorities.
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On 17 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the Secretary of State having the power to implement change a local council's system of governance to a mayor and cabinet executive.
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On 11 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted to give local councils more powers in relation to school admissions.
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On 8 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts voted against proposals which would have allowed the establishment of free schools, resulted in the abolition of a range of teaching related bodies, allowed student loan interest to be charged at market rates, and allowed teachers to search pupils.
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On 17 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against devolving more powers to local councils and local people particularly in relation to social housing and planning.
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On 17 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against authorising spending relating to the Localism Bill, enabling the devolution of more powers to local councils and local people particularly in relation to social housing and planning.
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On 13 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading
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On 26 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Academies Bill — Third Reading
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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On 19 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted against enabling more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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On 11 Feb 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Infrastructure Bill — Safeguards and Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities (Fracking)
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On 5 Nov 2014:
Lord Watts voted for local government to have powers to develop more integrated, frequent, cheaper and greener bus services with integrated Oyster card-style ticketing.
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On 8 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to boost housing supply by reforming the development industry; for measures to tackle landbanking; for a new generation of New Towns and Garden Cities and for giving local authorities a new right to grow to deliver the homes their communities need.
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On 8 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to give local councils powers to prevent the proliferation of fixed odds betting terminals and betting shops
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On 8 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to give local government more powers to regulate betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals.
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On 17 Dec 2013:
Lord Watts voted to only allow the Secretary of State to issue a direction to a local council relating to compliance with the code of practice on local authority publicity where evidence of a breach of a code has been sent to the authority and, if the authority has replied, that a report from the Secretary of State in light of that reply has been published.
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On 16 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted to give more powers to local communities in relation to high streets and town and city centres.
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On 23 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted for more regulation of the private rental sector, a national register of landlords, clearer information on charges, and the promotion of longer tenancies when tenants want them.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted against making the sale of motor vehicles on the internet, where the vehicle is kept on the highway, come within the existing street trading legislation which applies in London.
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted to require local councils to keep the amount they spend on council tax reductions for those in financial need the same from year to year.
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On 25 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted to enable all non-domestic premises in London, rather than just commercial or retail premises, to be subject to notices making requirements in relation to litter or refuse such as the provision of, and emptying of a bin.
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On 18 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted to delay enabling local councils to keep money raised from business rates in their areas.
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On 11 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing ocal councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 10 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 17 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted to make specific planning permission be required for betting shops rather than allowing any premises with permission for use for financial and professional services to become a betting shop.
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On 31 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 142 — Directions Releated to Prohibited Actvitity in Parliament Square
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On 31 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading
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On 30 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against recommending publicity by local authorities be lawful, cost effective, objective etc.
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On 13 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, against giving local councils more powers in relation to licensing, and against the other measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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On 13 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, against giving local councils more powers in relation to licensing, and against the other measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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Labour's Anti-Terrorism Laws
A vote for Labour’s Anti-Terrorism Laws would have been a vote for the crime known as “Terrorism” to be treated in a different manner from murder and conspiracy to murder, and for it to have its own special category meaning that the normal rights not to be detained without charge or trial do not apply.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws
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On 26 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Terrorism Bill — Second Reading
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Amendment — Sunset Clause
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations
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On 28 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted against giving a greater role to the courts in relation to the imposition of control orders.
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On 28 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading
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On 3 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Renewal of indefinite detention
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted no on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 89 — Identification at a Police Station
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Indefinite detention of suspected terrorists
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On 14 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010
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On 8 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time)
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On 8 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council
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On 8 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council
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On 8 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council
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On 9 Jul 2009:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2009
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On 21 Feb 2008:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Control orders — Annual renewal 2008
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On 22 Feb 2007:
Lord Watts voted yes on Control Orders — Annual renewal 2007
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On 16 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorism Bill
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On 16 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill
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On 15 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism
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On 15 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill — Clause 3 — Application of Ss. 1 and 2 to Internet Activity etc. — Giving notice
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On 15 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill — Clause 3 — Application of Ss. 1 And 2 to Internet Activity etc. — capability
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On 9 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill — Timetable (No. 2)
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On 9 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days
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On 9 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "unforeseen recklessness"
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On 9 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Encouragement of Terrorism — "glorifies"
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On 3 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorism Bill — Clause 6(1) — Training for Terrorism
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On 3 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorism Bill — Clause 8 — Attendance at a place used for Terrorist Training
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On 2 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "recklessly indifferent"
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On 2 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted against making the offence of Encouragement of Terrorism only apply to cases where an individual intended their actions to encourage terrorism.
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On 2 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted to make glorifying the commission or preparation of acts of terrorism an offense.
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On 26 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Terrorism Bill — Timetable
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders
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On 10 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Lords' Amendments
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders
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On 9 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council
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On 28 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — New Clause 6 — Court of Terrorism Control
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On 28 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Clauses 1 to 13
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On 23 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment
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On 23 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading
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On 23 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Committee of the whole House
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On 25 Feb 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Privy Counsel Report
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On 13 Dec 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Removal of Sunset Clause — Insistence
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On 12 Dec 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Lord' Amendments
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On 12 Dec 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Government Amendments
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On 12 Dec 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences
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On 12 Dec 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Removal of Sunset Clause
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clauses 79 to 87 — Fissile Nuclear Material, Aviation Security
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted no on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 97 — Jurisdiction of MoD police
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clauses 101 to 105, 120 to 122 — Communication Data
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted no on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Amendment to Clause 17 — Disclosure Powers
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On 26 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Third Reading
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Timetable of Debate
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted no on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — New Clause 6 — Sunset Clause
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Terrorist certification by Home Secretary
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission
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On 21 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clause 109 and 110 — Implementation of the third pillar
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On 19 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Second Reading
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On 19 Nov 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Programme — Committee of the Whole House
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Powers of the Scottish Parliament
There have been votes in Parliament on devolving powers to the Scottish Parliament. Specific subjects of these votes have ranged from giving the Scottish Parliament the ability to raise taxes to devolving powers and responsibility relating to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Scotland.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament
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On 26 Jan 2015:
Lord Watts voted to devolve the regulation of shale gas extraction in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament.
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On 21 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted against allowing the Scottish Parliament to tax the profits of companies.
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On 15 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted not to devolve the powers relating to Scottish elements of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to the Scottish Government.
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On 15 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted to devolve responsibility for railway services which start and finish in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament.
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On 15 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — New Clause 10 — Crown Estate — Devolution of Powers
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On 15 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against devolving powers related to timescales, time zones and British Summer Time, to Scotland.
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On 15 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted to devolve powers relating food content and labeling to Scotland.
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On 14 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — Clause 24 — Devolution of Power to Tax Quarrying or Mining to Scottish Parliament
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On 7 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — Clause 11 — Devolution to Scotland of Powers to Regulate Specially Dangerous Air Weapons
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On 7 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — Clause 12 — Return of Certain Insolvency Powers from Scotland to the UK Parliament
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On 7 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — Clause 13 — Return Responsibility for Regulating Health Professionals in Scotland to UK Parliament
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On 27 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Scotland Bill — Reject Second Reading — Devolution of Further Powers, Including Tax Raising Powers, to Scotland
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On 14 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against requiring Scottish Ministers to have regard to any code of practice agreed between them and the UK Treasury when borrowing money.
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On 7 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted to require Scottish Ministers to order returning officers to start counting votes for elections to the Scottish Parliament within four hours of polls closing.
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Trident Nuclear Weapons System Replacement
The UK's Trident nuclear weapons system, comprising missile armed submarines, provides a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. There have been votes on if the system should be replaced with a new nuclear deterrent when Trident reaches the end of its lifespan.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
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On 14 Mar 2007:
Lord Watts voted to maintain the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system.
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On 14 Mar 2007:
Lord Watts voted to maintain the UK's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system.
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On 20 Jan 2015:
Lord Watts voted in favour of renewing the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system
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Trade Union Regulation
There have been votes in Parliament on the way trade unions are regulated, including on the law related to industrial action and strike ballots.
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On 22 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill — Second Reading
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On 9 Jan 2008:
Lord Watts voted yes on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action
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Proportional Representation When Electing MPs
There have been votes in Parliament on if the system used to elect MPs to the House of Commons should change to a one where the proportion of seats won by a political party better reflects the proportion of the vote they win.
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On 12 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Part 3 — Question for referendum on the system for electing MPs
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Lord Watts voted against only automatically acting on the outcome of the referendum on introducing the alternative vote system for electing MPs if at least forty per cent of electors entitled to vote did so.
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On 9 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted for the proposed Autumn 2011 referendum on the system for electing MPs to be on moving to the Alternative Vote system rather than on moving to the Single Transferable Vote.
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On 9 Feb 2010:
Lord Watts voted in favour of a referendum on using the alternative vote system for parliamentary elections being held no later than 31 October 2011.
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Environmental Water Quality
There have been votes in Parliament on enviornmental water quality, including reducing the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges.
Lord Watts voted for improving environmental water quality
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Taxes on Alcoholic Drinks
There have been votes in Parliament on the rates of taxation applying to alcoholic drinks.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the basic income tax free allowance, against cutting corporation tax, and against the other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2012 budget which planned spending of £683bn against expected revenue of £592bn and also increased the income tax personal tax free allowance, reduced corporation tax, introduced a new top rate of Stamp Duty and introduced a tax to recover child benefit from households with an individual earning over £50K.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Budget Resolutions — 10. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates)
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On 30 Mar 2010:
Lord Watts voted to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks.
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted to cut VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax
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Foundation Hospitals
Foundation Hospitals are hospitals run by NHS Foundation Trusts. An NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS in England and Wales given financial and managerial independence from the Department of Health.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals
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On 19 Nov 2003:
Lord Watts voted in favour of introducing NHS foundation trusts, bodies with a degree of financial and managerial independence from the Department of Health.
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On 19 Nov 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts
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On 8 Jul 2003:
Lord Watts voted no on Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts
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On 7 May 2003:
Lord Watts voted no on Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
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On 7 May 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
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Increase the State Pension Age for Women More Slowly
There have been votes in Parliament on the speed of the increase in the state pension age for women. The increase was in pursuit of a policy of moving to the same state pension age for men and women.
Lord Watts consistently voted for increasing the state pension age for women more slowly
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On 18 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating the transition to an equal pension age for men and women.
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On 18 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating raising the state pension age to 66, against amending the rules on enrollment to occupational pensions and against taking a pension contribution from judges' pay.
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On 20 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating raising the state pension age to 66, against amending the rules on enrollment to occupational pensions and against taking a pension contribution from judges' pay.
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Shares for Rights
There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction of the employee shareholder scheme which is an employee status obtained when an employee is given shares worth at least £2,000 in return for which the employer is permitted not to extend unfair dismissal rights, rights to statutory redundancy pay and other employment rights to the employee.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for
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On 23 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against exempting those with employee shareholder status from certain statutory employment rights.
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On 16 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against permitting employers not to extend certain otherwise statutory rights to employees with a new employee shareholder status.
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On 17 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against exempting those with employee shareholder status from certain statutory employment rights.
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On 17 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against a new employment status of employee shareholder, holders of which may be exempted from certain statutory employment rights; against an option for planning applications to be made directly to the Secretary of State in areas where the local planning authority is deemed to be performing poorly and against postponing a business rate revaluation from 2015 to 2017.
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On 5 Nov 2012:
Lord Watts voted against a new employment status of employee shareholder, holders of which may be exempted from certain statutory employment rights; against an option for planning applications to be made directly to the Secretary of State in areas where the local planning authority is deemed to be performing poorly and against postponing a business rate revaluation from 2015 to 2017.
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Spending on Welfare Benefits
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against setting the rate of increase of certain benefits, payments and tax credits at 1% rather than in line with prices at 2.2% for 2014 and 2015
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to cap specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to increase by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% given an increase in prices of 2.2%.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at 1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
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On 21 Nov 2012:
Lord Watts voted against capping the total amount of welfare benefits an individual can claim from April 2013 at £350 for a single person and £500 for couple per week.
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On 24 Oct 2012:
Lord Watts voted against introducing under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and not to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to exclude people in specified circumstances from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from one year to at least 730 days.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to allow those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing cancer treatment to continue to receive contribution based Employment and Support Allowance after the usual 365 day limit is reached.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher rate.
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against moving from a national council tax benefit to a system of local councils administering council tax reductions for those in financial need.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — New Clause 2 — Childcare Element in Universal Credit
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 5 — Exclusion of Up to Fifty Thousand Pounds in an ISA from Capital Used to Determine Universal Credit Eligibility
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading
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On 13 Jan 2015:
Lord Watts voted yes on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to cap the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 11 Feb 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Halt Further Spending and Welfare Cuts and Investigation Impact of Austerity Measures
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted against a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping proposed increases in working age benefits and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to rise by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted for those who have been ill or disabled since their youth to receive Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to require the housing cost element of universal credit to be sufficient to cover the actual cost of housing for social tenants in cases where no offer of alternative accommodation has been made and the household has no more than one spare bedroom.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted to call on the Government to keep the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the Government reforms to arrangements for supporting students aged 16-19.
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On 9 Nov 2010:
Lord Watts voted against reducing housing benefit for those who have been on Jobseekers Allowance for over a year.
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Same Sex Marriage
There have been votes in Parliament on the question of if same sex couples ought be allowed to marry.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex
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On 5 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to make same sex marriage available to armed forces personnel outside the UK.
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On 21 May 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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Legal Aid
There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of eligibility for legal aid. Matters which have been voted on include means testing, if aid should be generally restricted to those residing in the UK, and which legal services should be funded by legal aid.
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Lord Watts generally voted against restricting the scope of legal aid
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On 9 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Draft Civil Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 — Residence Test for Legal Aid Eligibility
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted not to extend legal aid to certain welfare appeals and certain international child benefit recovery cases.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted to require the Lord Chancellor to ensure that, subject to resources, individuals have access to legal services that effectively meet their needs.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted to make legal aid available in respect of social welfare decisions.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted to make legal aid available to children in a wider range of cases.
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 17 — Extension of Scope of Legal Aid
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading
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On 31 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Legal Aid in Clinical Negligence Cases
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On 29 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted against reforming reform legal aid, against removing it from some types of cases, against sentencing and remand reforms and not to introduce new offences relating to threatening with a weapon.
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted against legal aid only being provided in cases assessed to have a greater than "borderline" chance of success.
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed criteria for determining if legal aid is to be awarded in particular circumstances.
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On 31 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid
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Investigations into the Iraq War
A number of votes were held relating to holding investigations into the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war
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On 22 Oct 2003:
Lord Watts voted against a comprehensive independent judicial inquiry into the Iraq war.
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On 22 Oct 2003:
Lord Watts voted against a further inquiry into the war in Iraq.
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On 24 Jun 2009:
Lord Watts voted to welcome an inquiry into the Iraq war and to commend the proposal to hold as much of it as possible in public.
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On 25 Mar 2009:
Lord Watts voted against an inquiry into the Iraq war by an independent committee of privy counsellors.
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On 25 Mar 2009:
Lord Watts voted against holding a further inquiry into the Iraq war at this time but to agree a time will come when an inquiry is appropriate.
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On 25 Mar 2008:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected
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On 25 Mar 2008:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time
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On 11 Jun 2007:
Lord Watts voted against the principle that there should be an inquiry into the Iraq War by an independent committee of Privy Counsellors.
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On 11 Jun 2007:
Lord Watts voted against holding an inquiry into the Iraq war at this time.
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On 31 Oct 2006:
Lord Watts voted against an inquiry into the Iraq war by a select committee of Privy Counsellors.
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On 31 Oct 2006:
Lord Watts voted against a further inquiry into the war in Iraq.
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On 9 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted against the publication of the Attorney-General's advice on the legality of the war in Iraq.
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On 16 Jul 2003:
Lord Watts voted against a judicial inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq.
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On 4 Jun 2003:
Lord Watts voted against an independent inquiry into the handling of intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. A subsequent motion noted the Intelligence and Security Committee is the appropriate body to carry out any inquiry.
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Taxes on Plane Tickets
MPs have held a number of votes on the rates of Air Passenger Duty and the details of which flights it ought apply to.
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Lord Watts generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Budget Resolution — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2014
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Clause 183 — Air passenger duty: rates of duty from 1 April 2013
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Budget Resolutions — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2013
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the basic income tax free allowance, against cutting corporation tax, and against the other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Budget Resolutions — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2012
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Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU
There have been a number of votes in Parliament on if there should be a national referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union.
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Lord Watts generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
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On 17 Oct 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill
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On 5 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill — Second Reading
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On 24 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union
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On 1 Feb 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers
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On 22 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU on 23 October 2014
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On 15 May 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to express regret that the Government had not included proposals for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in their legislative programme.
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On 5 Mar 2008:
Lord Watts voted against requiring a referendum before the UK ratified the Treaty of Lisbon, a foundation of the European Union.
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On 5 Mar 2008:
Lord Watts voted against enabling a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.
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On 4 Mar 2008:
Lord Watts voted against a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union (EU)
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Incentives for Companies to Invest in Assets
The tax incentive for companies to invest in assets (eg. new equipment) is determined by the "annual investment allowance" - the amount spent on investing assets in a year which companies (or self-employed individuals) can deduct from their profits prior to the calculation of corporation tax.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets
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On 2 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against reducing the tax incentives for companies to invest in assets.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2012 budget which planned spending of £683bn against expected revenue of £592bn and also increased the income tax personal tax free allowance, reduced corporation tax, introduced a new top rate of Stamp Duty and introduced a tax to recover child benefit from households with an individual earning over £50K.
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On 8 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted to criticise the economic measures contained in the Liberal - Conservative Coalition's programme for government
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Powers of the Welsh Parliament
There have been votes in Parliament on devolving powers to the Welsh Parliament/Senedd. Specific subjects of these votes have ranged from giving the Senedd the ability to raise taxes to devolving powers and responsibility relating to the provision of water in Wales.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Wales Bill- Clause 11 — Referendum on Devolving Welsh Income Tax Rate Setting — Independent Setting of Each Rate
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Smoking Bans
Over the years there have been votes in Parliament on banning smoking in restaurants, public buildings, pubs, and in cars with children present.
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Lord Watts generally voted against smoking bans
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On 11 Feb 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18
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On 10 Feb 2014:
Lord Watts voted in favour of a new law requiring private vehicles be smoke-free where a person under the age of 18 is present in the vehicle.
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted against a ban on smoking in private vehicles where there are children present.
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On 13 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill
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On 14 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended
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On 14 Apr 2003:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Smoking (Restaurants) Bill
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On 14 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration
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On 14 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs
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On 14 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments
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On 18 Mar 2005:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill
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On 29 Apr 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading
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On 4 May 1999:
Lord Watts voted no on Greater London Authority Bill — Enforcing no smoking signs in London taxis
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Income Tax Additional Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate of income tax which applies to income over £150,000. This is the top income tax band known as the additional rate.
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Lord Watts generally voted for increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against charging income tax in the 2015-16 financial year and against setting the basic rate at 20%, the higher rate at 40% and the additional rate at 45%.
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On 4 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted to increase the top rate of income tax.
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On 5 Nov 2014:
Lord Watts voted against cutting the income tax rate applied to those earning over £150,000 a year.
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On 2 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 28 Nov 2012:
Lord Watts voted against cutting the top rate of income tax applying to income over £150,000 from 50% to 45%.
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Taxation of Banks
There have been votes in Parliament on taxation of banks. The "banking levy" is one such tax: it is charged annually based on the amount a bank holds in assets,.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against higher taxes on banks
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the rate of the bank levy tax and against changes aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the levy.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 19 Nov 2013:
Lord Watts voted to increase the amount of free child care offered to parents of 3 and 4 year olds from 15 to 25 hours
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Pub Leases
There have been votes in Parliament on the question of if pub companies should be required to offer their tenants an option to rent the premises with no requirement to buy beer, and other supplies, from the pub company.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases
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On 18 Nov 2014:
Lord Watts voted to require large pub-owning businesses offer their tenants and leaseholders a market rent only option (rather than insisting on a contract requiring them to buy beer, and other supplies, from the pub company).
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On 21 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a statutory code of practice for large pub companies which would require them to offer the option of a rent only leases.
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On 9 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted to require pub companies to offer their tenants an option to rent the premises with no requirement to buy beer, and other supplies, from the pub company.
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Access to Abortion
There have been votes in Parliament on access to abortion
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On 14 Mar 2007:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information)
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Ministers Intervening in Inquests
There have been votes in Parliament on the powers of ministers to intervene in inquests. Specific votes were held on questions including if the Secretary of State ought be able to order a coroner's inquest to take place without a jury and if a minister ought be able to suspend a coroner's inquest.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
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On 12 Nov 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Coroners and Justice Bill — Schedule 1 — Explicit Approval of Lord Chief Justice Required for Minister to Suspend Coroner's Inquiry -rejected
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On 9 Nov 2009:
Lord Watts voted to allow the Lord Chancellor (a minister) to suspend an inquest and replace it with an inquiry and to allow the use of intercepted communications evidence in inquests.
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On 10 Jun 2008:
Lord Watts voted no on Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected
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On 26 Jan 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Coroners and Justice Bill — Condemn the Coroners and Justice Bill — rejected
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On 10 Jun 2008:
Lord Watts voted no on Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected
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Rail Fares
There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of regulating, and capping, rail fares.
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Royal Mail
There have been votes in Parliament on the privatisation of Royal Mail. Royal Mail was privatised in October 2013.
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Lord Watts has never voted in a major vote about the privatisation of Royal Mail
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On 12 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Postal Services Bill — New Clause 2 — Minimum 10 Year Agreement With Post Office Limited Required before Royal Mail Sale
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On 11 Feb 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Royal Mail — Rapid partial privatization — rejected
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On 11 Feb 2009:
Lord Watts voted yes on Royal Mail — Notes Conservatives' failure to invest
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Civil Service Redundancy Payments
There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a cap on civil service redundancy payments.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against capping civil service redundancy payments
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On 13 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts voted to require the agreement of civil servants before their severance payments can be reduced (capped).
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On 13 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts voted not to cap civil service redundancy payments.
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On 13 Oct 2010:
Lord Watts voted against caping civil service redundancy payments.
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On 7 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Superannuation Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 7 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts voted against caping civil service redundancy payments.
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ID Cards
There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a National Identity Register and an associated ID Card scheme to the United Kingdom.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for introducing ID cards
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On 16 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Identity Cards Bill
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On 13 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected
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On 13 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register
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On 13 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 8 — Issue etc. of ID cards
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On 13 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted against requiring the Government to publish a detailed cost-benefit analysis of ID card scheme before it goes into force
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On 13 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner
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On 13 Feb 2006:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner
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On 18 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport
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On 18 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 4 — Application of Freedom of Information Act
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On 20 Dec 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading
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On 20 Dec 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill
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On 18 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Timetable
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On 18 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee
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On 18 Oct 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register
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On 28 Jun 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading
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On 28 Jun 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Timetable
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 25 — Reports by Commissioner
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 5 — Applications Relating to Entries in Register
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On 10 Feb 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.
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On 20 Dec 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill (Programme)
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On 20 Dec 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Identity Cards Bill [Money]
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Hunting Ban
A vote for a hunting ban is a vote against people being allowed to hunt wild animals (primarily foxes) with hounds.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for the hunting ban
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On 15 Sep 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Hunting Bill
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On 30 Jun 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes
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On 18 Mar 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Hunting with Dogs: Ban
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On 30 Jun 2003:
Lord Watts voted no on Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)
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On 30 Jun 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink
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On 18 Mar 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme
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On 18 Mar 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence
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Undergraduate Tuition Fees - England
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of undergraduate tuition fees universities in England are permitted to charge students from the UK.
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Lord Watts voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
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Welfare Benefit Levels
Welfare benefits are payments, including tax credits, which the Government makes to those on who are on low incomes or who meet certain criteria. There have been votes in Parliament on the level of these payments and if they should increase at least in line with prices.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against setting the rate of increase of certain benefits, payments and tax credits at 1% rather than in line with prices at 2.2% for 2014 and 2015
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to cap specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to increase by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% given an increase in prices of 2.2%.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping proposed increases in working age benefits and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to rise by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at 1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
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Removing Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
There have been votes in Parliament on the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
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Low Carbon Electricity Generation
There have been votes in Parliament relating to finanical incentives designed to encourage electricity generation via methods which involve low levels of carbon emissions. Matters voted on include subsidies for renewable energy generation and on limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted to allow financial incentives for small-scale low-carbon generation of electricity to be paid to plants which were previously too big to be eligible.
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Third Reading
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On 19 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against reforming the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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Use of UK Military Forces In Combat Abroad
There have been votes in Parliament on the use of UK Military Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
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Lord Watts generally voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas
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On 26 Sep 2014:
Lord Watts voted for UK air strikes in Iraq to support Iraqi forces' efforts against ISIL.
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On 21 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 — Libya — No Fly Zone
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On 9 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business)
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On 18 Mar 2003:
Lord Watts voted against saying that the case for war against Iraq has not yet been established,
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On 18 Mar 2003:
Lord Watts voted that the Government should use all means necessary to ensure the disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction leading to the UK joining the US invasion of Iraq two days later.
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NHS Services for Private Patients
There have been votes in Parliament on restricting the ability of NHS Trusts to generate income from private patients.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS
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On 13 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 13 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts.
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On 16 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the amount of income a NHS foundation trust is permitted to make from private patients.
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On 26 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted to drop the Health and Social Care Bill and to enter cross party talks on reforming NHS commissioning.
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Reduce capital gains tax
Capital gains taxes should be reduced.
Lord Watts consistently voted for reducing capital gains tax
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Corporation Tax Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate of tax charged on a company's profits.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted not to charge corporation tax during 2014-15
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the basic income tax free allowance, against cutting corporation tax, and against the other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2012 budget which planned spending of £683bn against expected revenue of £592bn and also increased the income tax personal tax free allowance, reduced corporation tax, introduced a new top rate of Stamp Duty and introduced a tax to recover child benefit from households with an individual earning over £50K.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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On 20 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 6 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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Transparancy of Parliament
There have been number of votes in Parliament on how transparently Parliament is run, particularly in respect of MPs' expenses.
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Lord Watts generally voted against a transparent Parliament
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On 18 May 2007:
Lord Watts voted yes on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure
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On 20 Apr 2007:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected
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On 30 Apr 2009:
Lord Watts voted yes on MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration
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On 30 Apr 2009:
Lord Watts voted yes on MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration
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On 3 Jul 2008:
Lord Watts voted yes on MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected
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On 18 May 2007:
Lord Watts voted yes on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed
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On 18 May 2007:
Lord Watts voted no on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected
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On 18 May 2007:
Lord Watts voted no on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected
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On 18 May 2007:
Lord Watts voted to exclude Parliament from the scope of Freedom of Information law and to explicitly exempt correspondence between a Member of Parliament and a public authority from disclosure under Freedom of Information law.
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On 20 Apr 2007:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected
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Central Government Funding for Local Councils
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of funding for local councils.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government
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On 29 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted in favour of expressing regret in relation to central funding of local government and to base future decisions on local government funding on fairness, protecting front line services and promoting growth.
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Security Sensitive Evidence in Courts
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a mechanism for material deemed national security sensitive to be made available to a civil court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. The mechanism is called the "closed material procedure".
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Lord Watts generally voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
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On 17 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against rules implementing the introduction of "closed material proceedings" to the civil courts in Northern Ireland; the procedure involves making material deemed national security-sensitive available to the court and a special advocate but not parties to the case.
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On 17 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against rules implementing the introduction of "closed material proceedings" to courts; the procedure involves making material deemed national security-sensitive available to the court and a special advocate but not parties to the case.
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On 7 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted to permit closed material proceedings only if a fair determination of the case would not be possible by other means.
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted to allow the disclosure of material if the court considers disclosure the degree of damage to the interests of national security would be outweighed by the interests of justice.
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On 18 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted to only allow the closed material procedure for using national security sensitive information in court to to be used where the degree of harm to national security caused by disclosure would be likely to outweigh the public interest in fair and open justice.
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High Speed Rail
MPs have voted on funding and giving permission for a new high speed rail network, connecting at least London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester.
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Lord Watts generally voted for new high speed rail infrastructure
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On 28 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a High Speed Rail link between London and the West Midlands.
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On 28 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a High Speed Rail link between London and the West Midlands.
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On 31 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading
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On 26 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 26 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading
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State Pension Age
There have been votes in Parliament on increasing the state pension age.
Lord Watts consistently voted against increasing the state pension age
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On 18 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating raising the state pension age to 66, against amending the rules on enrollment to occupational pensions and against taking a pension contribution from judges' pay.
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On 20 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating raising the state pension age to 66, against amending the rules on enrollment to occupational pensions and against taking a pension contribution from judges' pay.
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Mass Retention of Communications Data
There have been votes in Parliament on if we should require the mass retention of information about communications (but not the content of those communications).
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Lord Watts consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts voted in favour of requiring the mass retention of information about communications, (but not the content of those communications); in favour of arrangements to limit access to such information; in favour of requiring those based outside of the UK to comply with warrants to intercept the content of communications and to state operators of internet-based services may be required enact such intercepts; and also in favour of limiting the use of intercepts, and police access to communications data, on economic grounds to cases involving the interests of national security.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the provisions of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill only remaining in force until the end of 2014, rather than until the end of 2016.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading
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On 17 Mar 2009:
Lord Watts voted to require public communications providers retain certain categories of communications data, which they generate or process, for a minimum period of 12 months.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts voted for a fast-track process, involving MPs completing all commons stages in a single day, for consideration of a new law on the retention of, and access to, communications data and on the interception of communications.
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On 15 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts voted not to ensure the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill takes effect regardless of European Union treaties making the UK subject to European Union law and courts.
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Asylum
The asylum system is intended to protect people fleeing persecution in their own countries. Parliament has voted on subjects including: routes via which people may enter the United Kingdom to seek asylum; the circumstances in which those seeking asylum may work; support for those seeking asylum and if to allow those claiming asylum to be removed to other countries while their claim is assessed.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for a stricter asylum system
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted yes on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading
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On 17 Dec 2003:
Lord Watts voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected
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On 17 Dec 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow the withdrawal of support from immigrants and asylum seekers in certain circumstances
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Only allow destitute asylum seekers and those under residence restrictions to live in accommodation centres for a maximum of 10 weeks — rejected
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded
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On 25 Jul 2007:
Lord Watts voted yes on The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007
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On 29 Mar 2006:
Lord Watts voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Allow failed asylum seekers to be given cash rather than vouchers — rejected
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Excuse employers who employed illegal immigrants but took reasonable steps to comply with the necessary requirements — rejected
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On 16 Jul 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003
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On 17 Mar 2003:
Lord Watts voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Refuse support to asylum seekers who make a late claim
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected
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Climate Change
There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lord Watts generally voted for measures to prevent climate change
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On 4 Dec 2013:
Lord Watts voted to allow carbon dioxide emissions limits to be set in respect of existing stations which fit pollution abatement equipment.
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted to require the setting of a target range for the amount of carbon dioxide (or other greenhouse gases) produced per unit of electricity generated.
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Third Reading
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On 3 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted to exempt electricity generation plants using carbon capture and storage technology from annual carbon dioxide emissions limits during a commissioning and proving period of up to three years.
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On 19 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against reforming the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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On 17 Oct 2012:
Lord Watts voted to require the the UK Green Investment Bank to explicitly act in support of the target of reducing UK carbon emissions to 20% of 1990 levels by 2050.
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On 17 Oct 2012:
Lord Watts voted against establishing a Green Investment Bank, strengthening copyright law relating to commercialised works, encouraging employment disputes to be settled outside of tribunals, and other business related reforms.
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On 11 Jun 2012:
Lord Watts voted against establishing a Green Investment Bank, strengthening copyright law relating to commercialised works, encouraging employment disputes to be settled outside of tribunals, and other business related reforms.
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On 28 Oct 2008:
Lord Watts voted yes on Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments)
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On 9 Jun 2008:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Climate Change Bill — Second Reading
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
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On 24 Jun 2019:
Approval of SI setting 2050 Net Zero target date
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Letting Agent Fees
There have been votes in Parliament on if letting agent fees, charged to tenants, ought be more strongly regulated or even banned.
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Lord Watts consistently voted for restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents
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On 13 May 2014:
Lord Watts voted to ban letting agents charging tenants, or prospective tenants, fees.
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On 14 May 2013:
Lord Watts voted to call on the Government to take real action on jobs, affordable accommodation, rising energy and water bills, the costs of travel to work.
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On 25 Jun 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Private Rented Sector — Ban on Letting Agent Fees — Default 3 Year Tenancies — Action on Excessive Rent Rises
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On 16 Jun 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 30 — Report on Detriment Caused by Letting Agent Fees and Plans to Prohibit Detrimental Fees
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VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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Lord Watts generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted to cut VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011
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On 20 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax
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On 6 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 28 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted not to raise VAT to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 17 Dec 2008:
Lord Watts voted no on Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — House Building — Bankers' Bonus Tax — VAT on Work on Homes
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On 17 May 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Tax on Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — VAT Reduction — Make Investment Sooner
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On 17 May 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Jobs — Banker's Bonus Tax — VAT Cut — Tax Incentive to Take on Workers — Sooner Infrastructure Investment
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On 16 May 2012:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel
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On 11 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted in favour of a series of measures aimed at making energy bills more affordable, including extending benefits, reforming the energy market, reducing VAT on home improvements and reforming the Green Deal scheme.
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On 14 Dec 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — New Homes — VAT — Tax Incentives for Small Companies Employing More Workers
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts voted to start long-term investment projects sooner, to reduce VAT on home improvements and repairs, and to give a tax break to small companies employing new workers.
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On 9 Nov 2011:
Lord Watts voted to introduce a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000 young people and build 25,000 affordable homes; to make investment sooner; to reducing VAT, and to introduce a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 12 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted to create more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT and for a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to exempt charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Lord Watts voted to delay the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% by a year from 4 January 2011 to the 4 January 2012 if a report on the effects of the VAT rise had not been completed.
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Capital Gains Tax
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of taxation on profits arising from increases in value for assets such as property and shares.
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Military Action Against Group Known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh
There have been votes in Parliament on whether the UK should take part in military action in Iraq and Syria against the group known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh.
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Gambling Regulation
There have been votes in Parliament on a number of aspects of the regulation of gambling. Specific votes have been on the powers of local councils to use planning laws to control the numbers, and locations, of betting shops as well as regulations limiting stakes, and prizes, for gambling machines, and the laws governing the operation of casinos.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of gambling
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On 8 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to give local councils powers to prevent the proliferation of fixed odds betting terminals and betting shops
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On 8 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to give local government more powers to regulate betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals.
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On 16 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted to give more powers to local communities in relation to high streets and town and city centres.
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On 28 Apr 2008:
Lord Watts voted no on Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty
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On 14 Jun 2005:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading)
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Encouragement of Occupational Pensions
A vote to encourage occupational pensions is a vote to promote workplace pension schemes for example by making them tax efficient and easy for employers to run and for employees to understand.
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Lord Watts generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions
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On 18 Oct 2011:
Lord Watts voted against accelerating raising the state pension age to 66, against amending the rules on enrollment to occupational pensions and against taking a pension contribution from judges' pay.
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On 28 Jun 2010:
Lord Watts voted to oppose measures intended to make workplace pensions more attractive.
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On 8 Mar 2010:
Lord Watts voted yes on Delegated Legislation — Pensions — Automatic Enrolment Regulations
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Deprivation of Citizenship
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a requirement to give an individual notice of intent to remove their citizenship, and on if removal of citizenship should be permitted if it would leave a person stateless.
Lord Watts voted against making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship
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On 7 May 2014:
Lord Watts voted no on Immigration Bill (Money) (No. 2) — Clause 60 — Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the uk
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Police and Crime Commissioners
Elected Police and Crime Commissioners are individuals responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of the police in England and Wales.
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Lord Watts generally voted against the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners
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On 12 Sep 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 — Police and Crime Commissioners
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On 31 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading
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On 13 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, against giving local councils more powers in relation to licensing, and against the other measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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On 13 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, against giving local councils more powers in relation to licensing, and against the other measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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On 4 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against proposed detailed rules for the election of Police and Crime Commissioners.
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On 23 May 2011:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Police and Crime Commissioners to provide strategic direction for, and oversight of, police forces.
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On 30 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted to require an inquiry by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary on the impact of introducing Police and Crime Commissioners, and to consider its recommendations before introducing them.
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On 8 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts voted against introducing elected Police and Crime Commissioners
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Badger Cull
There have been votes in Parliament on if badgers ought be culled in an effort to control bovine tuberculosis.
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University Tuition Fees
There have been votes in Parliament on tuition fees applicable to UK undergraduate students at universities in England. Subjects of specific votes have been on the subjects of introducing fees, increasing to fees, and capping fees.
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Lord Watts voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees
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On 11 Sep 2012:
Lord Watts voted to reduce tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans.
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On 14 Sep 2004:
Lord Watts voted against the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to £2,000 for students from low-income homes, and changes to the country's higher education system.
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On 14 Sep 2004:
Lord Watts voted to reject the Liberal Democrat policy of abolition of tuition fees.
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On 19 Jul 2004:
Lord Watts voted to raise the university tuition fee cap to £3,000 per year.
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On 23 Jun 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Higher Education Bill — Clause 27 — Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions
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On 31 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted for the introduction of variable university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000 per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250 per year.
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On 31 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted for the introduction of variable university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000 per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250 per year.
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On 1 Jul 1998:
Lord Watts voted not to exempt students at Scottish universities from tuition fees in the 4th year of their degrees.
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On 1 Jul 1998:
Lord Watts voted not to exempt students at Scottish universities from tuition fees in the 4th year of their degrees.
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On 4 Nov 1997:
Lord Watts voted expressed approval of the existing (£1000/year) arrangements for tuition fees.
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Tax on Value of Expensive Homes
There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction of a new property tax on expensive homes. Such a tax, popularly dubbed a "mansion tax", would introduce a requirement for those with residential properties worth over a certain amount to pay a fraction of the property's value (or a fraction of its value over a certain amount) to the Government each year.
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Lord Watts generally voted for an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax)
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On 1 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted to reintroduce a 10% initial rate of income tax paid for by a new property tax.
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On 17 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Mansion tax
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Income Tax Personal Allowance
There have been votes in Parliament on the earnings threshold at which an individual starts to become subject to income tax.
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Lord Watts almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax
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On 25 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Third Reading
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On 23 Mar 2015:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2015 budget which contained plans to spend £76bn more than was expected to be taken in and introduced a help to buy ISA, reduced corporation tax and increased spending on mental health by around £300m/year.
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On 2 Jul 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 1 Apr 2014:
Lord Watts voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, and against giving a greater tax incentive to companies investing in assets, as well against other measures in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the basic income tax free allowance, against cutting corporation tax, and against the other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 16 Apr 2012:
Lord Watts voted against raising the tax free income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax and against recovering child benefit from couples where an individual earns over £50,000.
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On 26 Mar 2012:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2012 budget which planned spending of £683bn against expected revenue of £592bn and also increased the income tax personal tax free allowance, reduced corporation tax, introduced a new top rate of Stamp Duty and introduced a tax to recover child benefit from households with an individual earning over £50K.
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threashold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 26 Apr 2011:
Lord Watts voted against measures in the 2011 Budget including reducing the threshold for paying higher rate income tax, increasing the income tax free personal allowance, reducing corporation tax and reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 27 to 26%.
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On 29 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against the March 2011 budget which outlined £710 billion of government spending for 2011-12 while only expecting to bring in £589bn; a corporation tax cut, an increase in the personal income tax free allowance and a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
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Benefits for Those Unemployed Due to Illness or Disability
The amount of welfare benefits paid to those unemployed due to disability or illness has been the subject of a number of votes in Parliament.
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Lord Watts almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted for those who have been ill or disabled since their youth to receive Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from one year to at least 730 days.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to allow those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing cancer treatment to continue to receive contribution based Employment and Support Allowance after the usual 365 day limit is reached.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Lord Watts voted to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher rate.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading
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Tax Avoidance
Parliament has voted on measures, including the introduction of a general anti-abuse rule, aimed at tackling abusive tax avoidance.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against measures to reduce tax avoidance
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On 2 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 15 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a general anti-abuse rule to tackle abusive tax avoidance, to raise the basic income tax free allowance, and to support other tax changes proposed in the Finance Bill.
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On 25 Mar 2013:
Lord Watts voted against the proposed budget for 2013-14 which proposed raising £612bn and spending £720bn; continuing to reduce corporation tax, introducing a scheme to help people buy homes worth up to £600,000 and to increase the personal income tax allowance for those of working age.
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On 11 Feb 2015:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Reducing Tax Avoidance
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On 1 Jul 2013:
Lord Watts voted for a review of the potential for new internationally co-ordinated laws requiring greater transparency on how much tax multi-national companies pay to the UK and other countries.
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Publicly Owned Railways
There have been votes in Parliament on the public ownership of the railways, including on keeping the rail infrastructure public, and permitting train operating companies to be publicly-owned.
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Lord Watts voted for a publicly owned railway system
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On 29 Oct 2014:
Lord Watts voted to permit public sector railway operators.
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Individual Contributions to Social Care Costs
There have been votes in Parliament both on the principle of preventing an individual from having to contribute towards their social care costs after a certain point, and on the details of the operation of that cap.
Lord Watts voted against reducing the maximum amount an individual may be required to contribute to their social care costs
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On 16 Dec 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to prevent an individual being charged for their care once a certain amount had been spent on their care and against setting out the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to care as well as against reforming the regulation of care and support services.
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Equality and Human Rights
There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.
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Lord Watts generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights
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On 30 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted against only allowing human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported in cases where there would be a breach of the right to life, or right not to be tortured; and against adding a new exemption to deportation for cases where harm to the criminal's children outweighs the public interest in removal.
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On 16 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights having a duty to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is respect for human rights.
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On 16 Apr 2013:
Lord Watts voted to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste
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On 4 Dec 2012:
Lord Watts voted against repealing the Human Rights Act 1998
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On 13 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against applying laws against work related discrimination to mariners.
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On 2 Dec 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits
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On 2 Dec 2009:
Lord Watts voted yes on Equality Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 May 2009:
Lord Watts voted no on Equality Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 10 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to make it unlawful for any provider of regulated social care to act in a manner incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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On 13 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted against requiring specified public bodies to publish objectives in relation to their duties to promote equality.
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Register of Lobbyists
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a register of those who professionally lobby MPs.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against a statutory register of lobbyists
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On 9 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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On 3 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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On 3 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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On 9 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted to require the personal registration of individuals employed as lobbyists even if their employer is registered.
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On 25 Jun 2013:
Lord Watts voted for the introduction of a statutory register for all professional lobbyists.
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Support for Those Unable to Afford Council Tax
There have been votes in Parliament on the question of localising the systems for helping those in financial need pay council
tax by abolishing the council tax benefit and replacing it with local council tax reduction schemes.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
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On 21 May 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against moving from a national council tax benefit to a system of local councils administering council tax reductions for those in financial need.
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On 11 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing ocal councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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On 10 Jan 2012:
Lord Watts voted against allowing local councils to retain a proportion of the business rates generated in their area and not to localise assisting those in financial need to pay their council tax.
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An Elected House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the UK Parliament. There have been votes on moving away from a position where members of the House of Lords are either appointed or have inherited their seats to a system where members are elected.
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Lord Watts generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords
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Voting Age
There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the voting age from eighteen to sixteen for local government elections, for elections to the Westminster and European Parliaments and for the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union.
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Lord Watts has never voted in a major vote about a lower voting age
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On 29 Nov 2005:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)
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On 9 Mar 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Young People and Democracy
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Third Party Campaigning in Elections
There have been votes in Parliament on the regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections.
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Lord Watts consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to exclude staff costs from the controls on spending by campaigners who are not candidates, or who are not putting up candidates, in general elections.
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Lord Watts voted to limit what counts as controlled expenditure by third parties in general elections to only expenditure on election materials and unsolicited phone calls.
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On 9 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 26 — Definition of Controlled Expenditure by Third Parties During Elections
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On 9 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to reduce the amount campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, are permitted to spend on elections, and not to reduce the spending threshold at which such campaigners are required to register.
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On 9 Oct 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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On 10 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against regulating and restricting all spending broadly connected with an election by those campaigning who are not candidates, or putting up candidates, with an exemption for communications with an organisation's own supporters.
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On 10 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted not to reduce the amount campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, are permitted to spend on elections, and not to reduce the spending threshold at which such campaigners are required to register.
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On 10 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against capping the amount a campaigner who is not a candidate or putting up candidates can spend in each individual constituency during an election period at £9,750.
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On 10 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against regulating and restricting election related campaigning by those who are who are not candidates, or putting up candidates, when it involves spending on advertising and material delivered to households etc. but not when it involves informing people about their candidates or communicating with their own organisation's supporters.
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On 3 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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On 3 Sep 2013:
Lord Watts voted against introducing a register of lobbyists, against increasing regulation of campaigners who are not standing, or putting up candidates, in general elections and against strengthening requirements on trade unions to maintain up to date membership lists.
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Gay Rights
A vote for gay rights would be a vote for homosexual people to have the same rights as heterosexuals (including for example the ability to marry, an equal age of consent, and the right to adopt) and for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to be illegal.
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Lord Watts generally voted for equal gay rights
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On 5 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to enable the courts to deal with proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, a same sex couple.
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On 5 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted to make same sex marriage available to armed forces personnel outside the UK.
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On 21 May 2013:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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On 19 Mar 2007:
Lord Watts acted as teller for a vote on Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations
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On 12 Oct 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]
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On 25 May 2004:
Lord Watts voted against allowing mixed sex marriages which become a same sex marriage to remain valid as long as neither party objected.
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On 10 Mar 2003:
Lord Watts voted to repeal a ban on the promotion of homosexuality in schools.
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On 4 Nov 2002:
Lord Watts voted no on Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters
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On 22 Jun 1998:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16
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On 5 Mar 2014:
Lord Watts voted in favour of various amendments to acts of Parliament in light of the introduction of same sex marriage.
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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On 5 Feb 2013:
Lord Watts voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to marry.
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On 20 May 2008:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected
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On 20 May 2008:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected
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On 9 Nov 2004:
Lord Watts voted no on Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples
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On 9 Nov 2004:
Lord Watts voted yes on Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading
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On 10 Mar 2003:
Lord Watts voted against requiring reports on the impact of repealing a ban on the promotion of homosexuality in schools.
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On 20 May 2002:
Lord Watts voted yes on Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.
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On 16 May 2002:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption
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On 29 Oct 2001:
Lord Watts voted yes on Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading
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On 24 Oct 2001:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Relationships (Civil Registration)
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On 5 Jul 2000:
Lord Watts voted no on Local Government Bill [Lords] — Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying
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On 10 Feb 2000:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill
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On 1 Mar 1999:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts.
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On 10 Feb 1999:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts.
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On 25 Jan 1999:
Lord Watts voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts.
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Fixed Term Parliaments
Fixed Term Parliaments involve holding general elections on a regular basis, for example every five years, with some exceptions permitting early elections. Without Fixed Term Parliaments a party with a majority had significant influence over the timing of a general election.
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Lord Watts generally voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections
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On 13 Jul 2011:
Lord Watts voted to require a resolution of both Houses of Parliament to approve the date of a general election.
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On 18 Jan 2011:
Lord Watts voted against holding general elections on a regular basis every five years, with some exceptions permitting early elections.
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On 13 Sep 2010:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading
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On 23 Oct 2014:
Lord Watts was absent for a vote on Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
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On 1 Dec 2010:
Lord Watts voted in favour of exceptions from the five year fixed term of a parliament as well as to preserve the monarch's powers in relation determining when MPs meet in Parliament.
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