The Lord Katz MBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
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
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
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
189 divisions
5 Content(2.6%)
170 Not-Content(89.9%)
14 didn't vote(7.4%)
2026-09-08
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26–63
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2026-07-22
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64–95
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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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2026-04-23
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152–207
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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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2026-03-24
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2026-03-24
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2026-03-12
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26–134
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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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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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2026-01-05
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2026-01-05
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2026-01-05
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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
2026-09-17
Prison and Probation Service
Order. The time limit is eight minutes.
2026-09-17
Prison and Probation Service
My Lords, we are about to go into Recess, so I take this opportunity to thank all the staff of the House for their hard work and support and wish them and, indeed, all noble Lords a restful Recess. I hope noble Lords enjoy their party conference, if they
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, given the lateness of the hour and the nature of the topic that we will be discussing, I suggest that we adjourn the Grand Committee.
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My noble friend has done nothing wrong, as per the Companion, but usually in Committee Back-Benchers speak before the Front-Bench winders. It helps if noble Lords understand when people speak. Before we get into a long debate, it is not in the Companion,
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, before we hear from the Minister in reply to this group, I would just like to be a bit pernickety and urge Back-Bench speakers, if they can, to speak before Front-Bench winders. It is not in the Companion, but I think that it is good custom and
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
Green Members often speak as part of the Back Benches, but the noble Baroness is of course welcome to speak whenever.
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, before we move on, I wanted to highlight the five-minute advisory time limit for Back-Bench contributions. I ask all noble Lords to stick closely to that guidance, as it will enable the House to rise at around 10 pm.
2026-09-08
El Niño
My Lords, the Met Office is continually updating forecasts for the ongoing El Niño event. Work is under way across government to assess any potential direct and indirect impacts. El Niño is expected to increase the likelihood of wetter and stormier condi
2026-09-08
El Niño
The comments my colleague the Secretary of State made simply called for awareness and preparedness. That is a precautionary route to take, rightly. As I said in answer to my noble friend, as it stands, the intelligence we have is that there is no evidenc
2026-09-08
El Niño
The noble Baroness is right to point out the importance of the Cunliffe report and the need to reform the water industry, but this is a very complex matter. As she noted, or at least implied, we are due to have a water Bill and, as was announced in the K
2026-09-08
El Niño
It is lovely that we have had the opportunity to hear from the noble Baroness. A little bird made me think that we might get on to Jackdaw and Rosebank. I want to be very clear: both those fields are subject to a lot of regulatory processes. The public n
2026-09-08
El Niño
I fear I will repeat the Answer that my noble friend Lady Hayman gave from the Front Bench yesterday. We recognise the importance of our farming sector. We are finding policies that work for rural areas, which include support through rural rate relief, s
2026-09-08
El Niño
The noble and gallant Lord raises an important point. The use of both normal and Reserve Forces in these situations is important. That is exactly the sort of issue that the Floods Resilience Taskforce will look at in its preparedness.
2026-09-08
El Niño
I thank my noble friend for his question and for all his work on national preparedness. To be clear, I am not saying that there will not be any impact on supply chains but, on wider food security, we can at the moment have greater certainly around the ev
2026-09-08
El Niño
We are very clear that although there is no clear evidence that climate change is making El Niño events more frequent, it is certainly the case that they are taking place against a backdrop of rising global temperatures and increasingly extreme weather,
2026-09-08
El Niño
My noble friend is right to highlight the attention that is being paid to the impact of El Niño. Indeed, the Government Office for Science is undertaking work to assess the potential impacts on the UK, including implications, as I said, for the food syst
2026-09-08
Railways Bill
My Lords, before we proceed, under the chairmanship now of the noble Lord, Lord Duncan, it probably behoves me to say that this is the first group in the first of seven days in Committee. There were six minutes’ worth of summation, and I point out to all
2026-09-08
Railways Bill
You really did not.
2026-09-07
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrat Benches, then we will hear from the Labour Benches and the Conservative Benches.
My Lords, we are not due to return to the Bill Committee until 8.12 pm, and we are running five or six minutes ahead of that, so the House will now adjourn during pleasure until that point.
My Lords, before we begin, as set out in Today’s List, I remind noble Lords that speeches should be limited to two minutes, with the exceptions of the mover and the Minister. I am sure that I speak on behalf of all noble Lords when I say that if everyone
2026-07-23
Creative Industries: Qualifications
My Lords, in adjourning, I hope the House will indulge me in wishing all noble Lords, the clerks, the staff—especially the doorkeepers—and everyone involved in the House a very happy and restful Summer Recess.
2026-07-23
Young People: Gambling Harm
I apologise to the noble Lord, but this is a timed debate, so can he come to his conclusion?
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
To answer that last point first, this Government, like the previous Government and like every Member of your Lordships’ House, certainly consider the murder of police officers, or anybody involved in protecting us—such as those in the emergency services
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
The noble Baroness is correct, and I know that is why my noble friend Lord Timpson spent so much time focusing on probation, as well as the prison estate. That is why we are investing a record amount of £700 million in probation and associated activities
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
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Register of Interests · 2 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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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
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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.
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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)
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.