Profile
Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 3 December 2015
Previously MP for St Helens North until 30 March 2015 — General election
Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election
Also represented St Helens North
Expenses
Topics of interest
- Health
- Education and Skills
- Defence
- Trade and Industry
- Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Combat Clothing
- Magistrates
- Local Government Finance
- West Coast Main Line
- Middle East
Currently held offices
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 30 Jan 2025)
- Member, Social Mobility Policy Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)
- Member, Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 27 Nov 2023)
- Member, Land Use in England Committee (12 May 2022 to 28 Nov 2022)
- Member, International Agreements Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Jan 2024)
- Member, Gambling Industry Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2020)
- Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (26 May 2016 to 23 Apr 2020)
- Member, House of Commons Governance Committee (16 Oct 2014 to 17 Dec 2014)
- Member, Administration Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Jul 2012)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Jul 2012)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Jul 2012)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 18 Jun 2012)
- Opposition Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 1 Jun 2010)
- Member, Finance and Services Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 10 Oct 2005)
- The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (10 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
- PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Finance and Services Committee (14 Nov 1997 to 11 May 2001)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that the last Tory Government left £22 billion to be paid by somebody? We heard no suggestion just now of how you bridge the gap between what the country can afford and that £22 billion.
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My Lords, the previous Government introduced changes which led to reduced services and a higher cost for the passenger. Can the Minister say what that has cost the taxpayer? Does he have any estimates about the changes the previous Government brought about—the failed railway reorganisation?
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My Lords, the creative industries are the second-most important industry in the UK. Will the Minister guarantee that under the legislation creators’ work will be protected and they will be properly rewarded for the work that they do?
More of Lord Watts’s recent appearances
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