The Lord Katz MBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Katz's full title is The Lord Katz MBE. His name is Michael David Katz, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
2
2 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | It's Never You (Charity) | To discuss the Employment Rights Bill | cabinet-office |
| 2025-07-10 | It's Never You (Charity) | To discuss the Employment Rights Bill | cabinet-office |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
4 Content(2.5%)
144 Not-Content(88.9%)
14 didn't vote(8.6%)
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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
2026-06-22
Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
My Lords, we have time for questions. We will hear from the Liberal Democrat Benches and then the Cross Benches.
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
The noble Baroness is right to identify the issue at stake in terms of access for common graziers groups to SFI and other payments. The Rural Payments Agency has been tasked to work on a solution to this issue and to assess how commons land applications
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
As I said in response to previous questions, the point is getting the appropriate mix of grazing by the appropriate animals in the right spot.
I did not properly address the point of the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, around ELMS. The ELM offer for moorl
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
The noble Lord is absolutely right, as I would expect from his long experience and interest in these matters, about the importance of tackling that invasive species, Molinia, and the role that both ponies and cattle have in tackling it. That is why Natur
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
I thank my noble friend for that. I will not direct the movement of ponies or any other livestock from this Dispatch Box, but it is an interesting idea. I am sure that Natural England and lots of people on Dartmoor—commoners, graziers and others—would li
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
I absolutely re-emphasise that there is no planned cull of ponies or other any other livestock. It is about getting the right mix in the right parts of Dartmoor. Those who know the area well—probably much better than I do—know that there is not one lands
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
The noble Baroness makes a number of important points. As I have said, no cull of the ponies is under consideration. The fact is that the ecological health of Dartmoor is in a dire state, because one factor that does not get talked about is the preponder
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
The obvious answer to the noble Lord’s last question is, of course, yes. I want to be absolutely crystal clear: Natural England has not recommended a cull of Dartmoor ponies. It does not have the power to do so, and it has not advised one. As a Governmen
2026-06-18
Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park
My Lords, Natural England has not announced plans to reduce livestock grazing on Dartmoor by 75%. However, we recognise that changes to grazing regimes need to be carefully and sensitively handled and agreed to collectively, in order to address declines
I meant to stand up at the start of the group, but the noble Lord, Lord Harper, was a little too quick on his feet. I just want to point out that we now have bang on an hour to finish the remaining groups, which I think that we can achieve, if we have co
Respectfully, before my noble friend responds for the Government, I point out to the Committee that it is a convention—I will put it no more strongly than that—that we let Back-Benchers come in before Front-Benchers. It rather dulls the flow of the argum
2026-06-11
Rural Economy
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, for bringing this debate and to all noble Lords who have contributed to it. I certainly want to add to the chorus of cheers for the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, who is back in his place—asking way to
I would be grateful if the noble Lord could wind up. Thank you.
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
We have created a space on the board of the Crown Estate with special responsibility for Wales; we are clear that a huge amount of investment can be driven UK wide, with the potential to create more than 5,000 jobs and bring £1.4 billion of investment i
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
As I just said in answer to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, we are absolutely committed to talking to the devolved Governments and we will convene the Council of the Nations and Regions on a case-by-case basis as needed. To be clear, this Govern
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
We continue to work in close partnership with the devolved Governments and with the English regions through agreed structures. The Prime Minister and the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, who is also Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, regular
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
I say to the noble Lord that just because something has been in existence for a long time does not mean that one necessarily has to think about reforming it as a matter of course. I inform the noble Lord, though, that the fiscal framework that has alread
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
My Lords, I wondered how quickly we might divert away from the question relating to Wales. I salute the noble Baroness’s ingenuity in talking about proportional representation. We have other devolved settlements with mayoral authorities to introduce more
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
I agree with my noble friend that we have cause to meet requests from the Welsh Government—we need to receive them properly, understand them and have clarity about what they want. We will continue to work constructively with this Welsh Government, as we
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
Of course, the Government are always open to having constructive dialogue with the Welsh Government about new projects—and, indeed, to considering any requests from the Welsh Government. The noble Lord’s question ignores the fact that the UK Government r
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
My Lords, on 18 May the Secretary of State for Wales held her first call with the new First Minister of Wales. The Secretary of State made clear the benefit of the UK and Welsh Governments working together on shared priorities around public services and
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
I repeat what I said to the noble Lord, Lord Wigley: we are investing a huge amount of money—£14 billion—in the future of Welsh rail. Also, creating more capacity on the west coast main line will in the long term provide great benefits to north Wales thr
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
I remind the noble Lord that speakers in the gap should take a maximum of four minutes.
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
The noble Lord is on the speakers’ list—huge apologies there.
2026-04-28
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, as we have only just received the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill back from the Commons, we will have to adjourn during pleasure until a point, to be announced on the annunciator, when we can recommence on that Bill.
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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A Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)
registered 2026-06-15
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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FirstGroup plc (transport operator)
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2025-01-28 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-04-11 → present
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
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Committee memberships
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Contact
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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