Lord Watts
The Lord Watts
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 22 October 2015
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“Hillsborough Law”
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the right-wing press had a role to play in this scandal. Will this Bill, or any other legislation, address the issue that the media played a...
Jobs Market
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, did not the previous Government leave us with a legacy of poverty pay and a lack of training in the workforce, meaning that we have plenty o...
Weight Loss Medication
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, should we ask the food industry, which is responsible for obesity, to pay a contribution so that we can extend this service?
Official Development Assistance
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the most effective way of helping countries is to try to extend birth control in countries that
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15/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, is it not the case that a lot of our media and our press are controlled by the right wing? Do we not need a regulator that will start to pro...
Taxes
14/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Opposition seem to be suggesting that we can cut taxes without finding a way of bridging that gap in the Budget. Does my noble friend ag...
Tax on Imports under £135
13/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, can the Minister tell us how long this has been a problem, and whether anyone attempted to resolve it over the past 15 years? Can he say whe...
Falkland Islands: Fisheries Exports Tariffs
09/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, is this not another case of where it has been a disadvantage to Britain to leave Europe? We were promised lots of benefits. When are those b...
Tax Increases
09/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we have just heard that the benefits system is broken. Can the Minister remind us who broke it? Is this not a case of having to clear up the...
ARIA: Scoping Our Planet Programme
07/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, have the Government looked at the implications of AI for the Freedom of Information Act? Someone could quite possibly generate 100,000 quest...
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