Lord Watts

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareDepartment for Culture, Media and SportCabinet OfficeHome OfficeDepartment for International Development

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Opposition Whip (Commons)

Whips Office (Commons)

May 2010 - Jun 2010

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

May 2005 - May 2010

Constituencies

St Helens North

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

St. Helens North

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

53 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of kidney transplants, including through increasing organ donation rates, improving family consent, supporting living donation, and maximising the use of donated kidneys.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 24 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address practical barriers to home dialysis, including through patient education and choice, assisted peritoneal dialysis, community nursing support, reimbursement of utility costs, addressing

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 24 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how NHS England's target for 20 per cent of dialysis patients to receive treatment at home will be implemented, monitored and encouraged through the updated renal service specification; and what mechanisms will be used to s

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 24 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards increasing the proportion of kidney dialysis patients able to receive treatment at home, including through implementation of the NHS "three shifts" agenda from hospital to community care

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 19 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England plans to publish the updated renal service specification; and what steps they are taking to ensure the specification supports increased access to home dialysis therapies and improved patient choice.

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To: Department of Health and Social Care • 19 May 2026

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