The Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie's full title is The Lord Watson of Invergowrie. His name is Michael Goodall Watson, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
4 Content(2.5%)
153 Not-Content(94.4%)
5 didn't vote(3.1%)
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-08
School Admissions: Selective Inclusion
I thank my noble friend for that response. She mentioned the existing requirements on school admissions, but as the Sutton Trust report revealed, 36% fewer pupils with SEND from disadvantaged backgrounds are accepted in the higher-performing schools. The
2026-06-08
School Admissions: Selective Inclusion
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Sutton Trust Selective Inclusion, published on 24 March, which found that the top 500 secondary schools admit a lower proportion of pupils eligible for both free schoo
My Lords, the powerful opening speech by the most reverend Primate contained much wisdom. For me, however, perhaps the main takeaway will be a call for AI developers to answer the fundamental question: where are we going? The potential impact of artifici
2026-06-04
AI Regulation Bill
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, has done us all a favour by facilitating this discourse, but it should not be necessary. In the 2024 King’s Speech, the Government committed to placing binding regulations on the developers of the most powerful AI m
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, the immigration and asylum Bill includes welcome provisions to change the modern slavery system, including better tools for law enforcement to tackle exploitation and stronger processes to identify children. However, the Bill continues to empha
2026-04-23
Procedure and Privileges Committee
My Lords, I speak as the chair of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and I want to put on the record that I very much approve of the suggested additional day on Tuesdays specifically for delegated legislation. It is important that delegated le
2026-03-26
Curriculum and Assessment Review
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, on securing this important if brief debate. There was much to welcome in both the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s response to it. Like the noble Lord, I welcome the end of the
My Lords, it is common for noble Lords to start their speeches by saying that it is a pleasure to follow either a noble Lord or a noble Baroness, and that is generally true. There are certain circumstances when it is not true. A number of speakers in thi
2026-02-24
Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
I thank my noble friend for that response. I know she is aware that tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the launch by the then Arts Minister, Jennie Lee, later Baroness Lee of Asheridge, of the White Paper which led to the establishment of the Open Un
2026-02-24
Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
To ask His Majesty’s Government how they plan to use the Post-16 education and skills white paper, published on 20 October 2025, to promote and deliver a culture of lifelong learning.
2026-02-12
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, I appreciate the panache and brio with which the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, delivers his speeches, but I have to say that I disagree with him on state funding. I will develop that in the time available to me. JS Mill and Thomas Jefferson lived so
2026-02-03
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, nine months after Second Reading, in which I spoke, it falls to me to speak to the last of the, by my tally, 254 amendments on Report, on top of 725 amendments tabled in Committee, so we certainly had maximum scrutiny of this Bill in your Lords
2026-01-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-01-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Russell. As he said, he has played a major role within Coram, the organisation which, as we sit here now, is celebrating the centenary of the Adoption of Children Act 1926. For noble Lords who do
2026-01-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I thank my noble friend the Minister for those remarks. I will just start on the point that she finished on: that the Government are totally committed to ensuring that all young people have the support that they need. I do not question that. It is unfort
2026-01-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I am introducing this group as Amendments 37 and 38 are in my name and I have added my name to Amendment 59 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. I will not steal the thunder of the noble Baroness on Amendment 59 so will merely say tha
My Lords, my noble friend Lady Debbonaire said that the Bill originated as a Tory proposal when she was a shadow Minister. I do not think she had joined your Lordships’ House a year ago when we were going through this Bill and had the marvellous sight of
2025-12-02
British Embassy in Damascus
I thank my noble friend for that response, and I note the positive tone. She will be aware the President Trump has already met twice with President al-Sharaa, most recently at the White House last month. She will also know that Germany, Italy and Spain a
2025-12-02
British Embassy in Damascus
To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to re-open the British Embassy in Damascus.
2025-10-30
Protection of Children Codes of Practice
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, began with an apology and I must do the same, because I did not leave my office soon enough and I missed the first few paragraphs of the speech by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, to whom I personally apologi
2025-09-18
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I thank my noble friend for that very full response to Amendment 505C. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot say at this stage whether I accept the reassurance. I would like the opportunity to discuss it with her before Report, perhaps with some legal support o
2025-09-18
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, if my Amendment 505C appears something of an outlier, it is only because it is. It would have been more appropriate for it to have been introduced in Part 1 of the Bill, but I have to be honest and say that, at the time, I was unaware of it as
2025-09-16
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 479 in my name. Before doing so, I offer an apology to noble Lords, in particular the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord Holmes of Richmond. I added my name to their amendments in the previous group and fully intend
2025-09-16
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Amendment 456 in my name would require new state schools opened after this Bill enters the statute book to have a limit on faith-based selection for admissions of 50% when the school is oversubscribed. This has been a requirement since 2011, but, as it
2025-09-10
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I will speak in favour of Amendment 435, to which I have added my name. I am also happy to signify support for Amendment 436ZZB. I am less enthusiastic about Amendment 436ZZA, because it is prolix and bureaucratic —but, if the opportunity came,
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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No registrable interests
registered 2012-05-16
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Party history
2012-10-31 → present
Labour
current
2005-09-23 → 2012-10-30
Non-affiliated
1989-06-15 → 2005-09-22
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2015-09-18 → 2022-04-28
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Committee memberships
1995-01-20 → 1997-03-21
Public Accounts Committee
2014-11-10 → 2015-02-03
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-23
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
2024-01-24 → 2025-03-28
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Chair
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Contact
Parliamentary office
watsonm@parliament.uk
020 7219 8731 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8731 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | WEA | 7 | 2024-06-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
Subject Group
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Officer | Become | 8 | 2023-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare and Early Education
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Connect | 15 | 2024-03-17 |
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British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair (Australia & New Zealand) | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
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Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-05-14 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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