The Lord Pitt-Watson
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Pitt-Watson's full title is The Lord Pitt-Watson. His name is David James Pitt-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
176 divisions
5 Content(2.8%)
146 Not-Content(83.0%)
25 didn't vote(14.2%)
2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-07-13
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41–118
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2026-07-13
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142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-04-27
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58–138
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2026-04-13
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27–89
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2026-04-13
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30–130
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2026-04-13
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46–117
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2026-04-13
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135–154
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2026-04-13
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2026-04-13
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-26
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115–197
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2026-03-26
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64–140
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-24
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70–132
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2026-03-24
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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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 20
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
I find it difficult to believe that someone has told me that the withdrawal of Glass-Steagall, which took place 13 years before the global financial crisis, had no detriment to the American banking system. As I say, I have read the Skeoch report and disc
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
The amendment has been put to us at the last minute. The points that it relates to have been there for weeks, indeed months, but I would argue that what has triggered the amendment is the speech by the leader of the Conservative Party and the policy docu
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, if I may respond to that, I had thought until recently that what we were debating was a response to the Skeoch commission established by the last Government, but we have new amendments now, it seems—Amendment 160A and the abandonment of clauses
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, has suggested that we inquire into the City of London’s role with the regulators and regulation. My noble friend Lady Bi summed it up well: there is no direct role there. But I wonder whether we could send a me
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
With respect, that is what Skeoch is recommending and what is being allowed in what we are being asked to accept here—there is an extension of the ring-fence. He is saying, “Look, there are other important activities that go beyond the ring-fence that ar
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
I wonder whether there might be some confusion here. The thing about the ring-fence is that there are activities within it that the Government are promising to bail out. Those things are being insured. By the way, the move in the ring-fence proposed by t
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
There were two points, one of which is that the Skeoch report says that the numbers given are not its numbers. The report is clear that whatever the cost of ring-fencing, it is not a cost to the economy—this is what the Vickers report said earlier —and
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
I did indeed talk to senior members of the Skeoch commission before writing my speech, and what I said is completely consistent with the conclusions of the Skeoch commission, which was set up by the previous Conservative Government, as I said.
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, both the amendment and the speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, were sensible in terms of making us think about bank capital requirements and whether we have got them right. As she says, the first step is undertaking proper analysi
I also thank my noble friend the Minister for carrying out this review. In doing so, I wonder if it will be possible to address the problem of inconsistencies in regulation. For example, the definition of “terminal illness” is different in pensions regul
2026-06-29
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 93 and 94. I have not audited a bank or sat on a bank board, but I was a member of the Sharman committee that looked at the problems with auditing following the global financial crisis. I sat on the board of one of th
2026-06-29
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, if I might add to this debate, I begin by noting the huge cross-party agreement we have on lots of the issues the Bill raises, most particularly on this issue of ensuring access to financial services for everyone. That is what is behind so many
2026-06-29
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
For five years, there has been a director of ESG at the Financial Conduct Authority who has specifically taken responsibility for ensuring that, where relevant, it is embedded in what the FCA is doing. Most of the feedback I get from the FCA and financia
2026-06-29
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
If I might talk on this point, I have huge sympathy with the overall direction of where people want to go on this. Climate risk is clearly relevant for any financial manager managing the assets—the cash—of any ordinary citizen, be they a vicar of the Chu
2026-06-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, my professional background before I joined the House was as a finance practitioner. I still work pro bono with consumer organisations, including some who have a view on the Bill. Most relevant to what I will say is that I am a fellow at Cambrid
2026-03-17
Spring Forecast Statement
My Lords, as many noble Lords have pointed out, we have been living in uncertain times, made considerably more uncertain in the last three weeks by the Iran war. Against that, the Spring Statement is creditable. Growth is returning, and that is the Gover
My Lords, I should start by declaring an interest. By background, I am an investor, and I teach a course and run an initiative at Cambridge that focuses on the purpose of finance, thinking about what are the aspects of the finance industry that allow it
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, in contributing here, I should say my background is in responsible investment, with Hermes Fund Managers. It still on occasion offers me an office, from time to time. Since this is about responsible investment, as you can imagine, I could not m
2026-02-05
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I rise nervously since it has been only one week since I made my maiden speech. I should declare an interest, as I have worked in the field of responsible investment for the past 25 years; I am not paid for any action there but, on occasion, my
2026-01-29
UK-EU Customs Union
My Lords, it is with great pleasure that I rise in this debate to make my maiden speech. I should begin by giving thanks to all Members of the House for their warmth, their welcome and their generosity: to the Garter King of Arms, Black Rod, the Clerk of
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Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Fellow, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
registered 2026-02-10
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Nova Pangaea (Holdings) Ltd (trading as Nova Pangaea Technologies) (green fuels)
registered 2026-02-10
Category 4: Sponsorship
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The member makes occasional use of an office in the City of London provided by Federated Hermes (investment management)
registered 2026-02-10
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Party history
2026-01-15 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-07-22 → present
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
pittwatsond@parliament.uk
020 7219 3000 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3000 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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2026-02-12
Department for Business and Trade
Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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Department for Business and Trade
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2026-02-12
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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0 as lead sponsor
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.