The Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

Labour Member of the House of Lords M

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest's full title is The Lord Watson of Wyre Forest. His name is Thomas Anthony Watson, and he is currently on leave of absence from the House of Lords.

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Allowance claims · 2026

Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.

Party history

2001-06-07 → present

Labour current

Government posts

2008-01-25 → 2009-06-09

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

2007-07-02 → 2008-01-25

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

2006-05-05 → 2006-09-06

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)

2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

2004-09-09 → 2005-05-10

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Opposition posts

2017-07-03 → 2019-11-06

Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

2016-10-07 → 2017-07-03

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

2015-09-14 → 2016-10-07

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)

2011-10-07 → 2013-07-04

Labour Party Deputy Chair; Campaign Co-ordinator

Committee memberships

2001-06-07 → 2003-07-14

Home Affairs Committee

2023-03-07 → 2023-10-26

Horticultural Sector Committee

2024-09-05 → 2026-01-27

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

2023-07-12 → 2024-05-30

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

2024-01-31 → 2026-03-26

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Contact

Parliamentary office

contactholmember@parliament.uk
0207 219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 3 historic

Group	Role(s)	Funders	Officers in group	Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bladder and Bowel Continence Care Subject Group	Officer	—	4	2026-10-03
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis Subject Group	Co-Chair	—	4	2025-05-30
Northern Culture All-Party Parliamentary Group Subject Group	Co-Chair	—	4	2027-03-18

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.

Officer	Role	Party
Jodie Gosling	Chair & Registered Contact	Labour
The Earl of Dundee	Officer	Conservative
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest	Officer	Labour
Cat Eccles	Officer	Labour

Officer	Role	Party
Jane Stevenson	Chair & Registered Contact	Conservative
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest	Co-Chair	Labour
Steve Reed	Officer	Labour (Co-op)
Jeff Smith	Officer	Labour

Officer	Role	Party
Patrick Hurley	Chair & Registered Contact	Labour
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest	Co-Chair	Labour
Tom Morrison	Vice Chair	Liberal Democrat
Lord Vaizey of Didcot	Vice Chair	Conservative

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

No written questions tabled in 2026.

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)

2 bills 0 as lead sponsor 2 as supporter

Bill	Info	Role	Status	Introduced
Licensing Hours Extensions Act 2026		Supported	Royal Assent	2024-10-16
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill		Supported	1st reading	2023-12-06

Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.