A selection of Lord Watson of Invergowrie's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (6th Day) 22 Oct 2019

  My Lords, a field of 60 speakers covering four government departments has produced wide-ranging and in many cases thought-provoking contributions. I have time to refer to just a few of them. The noble Earl, Lord Devon, said he felt that simply being part of this debate was a surreal experience. Well, today is the sixth and final day of what is a rather surreal Queen’s Speech debate, as all...

• Education: Special Educational Needs Budget - Question 17 Oct 2019

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take further to the recent survey of local authorities in England which found that since 2014 approximately £400 million has been diverted from mainstream education budgets in order to pay for special needs education.

• Education: Special Educational Needs Budget - Question 17 Oct 2019

  My Lords, the survey by the Times laid bare the extent to which local authorities are desperately trying to compensate for the lack of resources provided by central government to enable them to meet their funding requirements under the 2014 changes for SEND pupils. Yet even after the raiding of mainstream education budgets, thousands of SEND parents are left in despair as they attempt to get...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (since 18 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (12 Jan 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (20 Jan 1995 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (15 Dec 1989 to 2 Mar 1995)

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Watson of Invergowrie’s speeches
• Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 38.05% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 238 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)