The Lord Watts
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Watts's full title is The Lord Watts. His name is David Leonard Watts, 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.
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2005-05-10 → 2010-05-06
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2010-05-12 → 2010-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2005-07-17 → 2005-10-10
Finance and Services Committee
1997-11-14 → 2001-05-11
Finance and Services Committee
2010-07-12 → 2012-07-02
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2010-07-12 → 2012-06-18
Foreign Affairs Committee
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
Administration Committee
2014-10-16 → 2014-12-17
House of Commons Governance Committee
2016-05-26 → 2020-04-23
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Gambling Industry Committee
2020-04-23 → 2024-01-31
International Agreements Committee
2022-05-12 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-27
Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
2024-01-24 → 2025-03-28
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
2025-01-30 → present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2025-01-30 → 2025-11-04
Social Mobility Policy Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Belize
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2024-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Darts
Subject Group
|
Co-Treasurer | — | 11 | 2022-06-05 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Safe Standing
Subject Group
|
Officer | CalComms | 5 | 2023-10-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
2
of 2 tabled
2 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.