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
Daily attendance allowance
£5,565
15 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£5,565
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
6 Content(3.2%)
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27 didn't vote(14.3%)
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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
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
Yes. I would answer that by saying that £4.3 billion will be saved as a result of the biggest crackdown in a generation. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, for his passion on that when he stood at this Dispatch Box. We are responding to his call to take
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
I think I have made the Government’s position on that reasonably clear. Let us just look at the proposal we have, for example on housing benefit, from the party opposite to take £4 billion off the budget, which is something like £13.5 billion or £14 bill
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
I think the reference to private companies and what defence spending can do for the economy is very important. If I have my figures right, the additional investment we will be making will create 60,000 more jobs in the private sector. So we are aware of
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
That the Government have an absolute commitment to the defence of this nation; that we already have the third-highest absolute expenditure among our allies; that we will honour our NATO commitment of 3.5% by 2035 and set a target for 3% on defence at the
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
As I said, the 3% timing will be declared at the spending review. I do not want to do all the criticising of other parties, actually; I am trying to maintain a collegiate House. But I do remember, a couple of weeks ago, the right reverend Prelate the Bis
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
I completely agree with those statements. Let us recognise that in 2025 this Government committed to the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War, after years, as my noble friend pointed out, of decline. I hope I will
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
My Lords, that is exactly the sort of false choice that we need to guard against. We want to be clear that we spend the welfare budget well. That is why we have the Timms review on PIPs and why we have the Milburn review on NEETs and getting a system for
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
The Government’s commitment to the defence of this country is absolute. We have the third-highest absolute expenditure on defence among our allies. We will honour our NATO commitment of 3.5% by 2035. In direct answer to the question from the noble Lord,
2026-09-16
Government Debt
I apologise if I have made an error. If the noble Lord could send me those paragraphs, I would find that very helpful. As he knows, he is talking to a rookie Minister here, and I apologise.
2026-09-16
Government Debt
There are numbers that can project out for 50 years and which would leave future generations with a potentially very large debt. They are, of course, extremely sensitive figures. The first thing that the Government have to do is to have the fiscal discip
2026-09-16
Government Debt
My noble friend Lord Barber is absolutely correct on this; indeed, he has huge expertise in the area. Too often all of us, from all parties, announce inputs and do not think about outputs. On the question of public sector productivity, I am not even sure
2026-09-16
Government Debt
I do not have those figures offhand. I could write to the noble Lord but I think they are publicly available.
2026-09-16
Government Debt
I have read that document. I point out that, in 2025-26, our borrowing will be the lowest for six years and for the first time since 2004 we are projected to borrow less than the OECD average. As regards external evaluation of the fiscal rules, I will re
2026-09-16
Government Debt
Let me write to my noble friend to make sure that my reply is accurate. However, I believe that matter is under discussion.
2026-09-16
Government Debt
The Debt Management Office is part of the Bank of England. I would be more than happy to write to it, or the noble Baroness herself might wish to write for the answer to her question.
2026-09-16
Government Debt
Overall fiscal discipline is the central question. Discipline is really important. The noble Baroness mentioned the moron premium. I do not know whether all noble Lords understand what that term refers to: it was a slight by an economist describing the b
2026-09-16
Government Debt
My Lords, this Question about the Government’s interest bill is a really good one: £1 in every £10 of government money is now spent paying interest. There are three elements causing this. One is the overall level of borrowing, and consistent, disciplined
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, this Bill delivers important reforms to ensure that the UK’s financial services sector remains open, innovative and internationally competitive while maintaining high regulatory standards and protecting consumers. It strengthens the legislative
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
That the Bill do now pass.
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I think there is wide agreement that finance is essential for the running of our economy and that we want the British finance industry to be as successful as possible. I think that few of us would think that climate finance was not one of the m
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, in moving Amendment 1 I will also speak to the other government amendments tabled in my name.
At Report and in Committee we discussed the fact that climate-related and nature-related risks can have significant implications for the economy, f
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I begin by making a short statement on the position regarding legislative consent on the Bill. Legislative consent from the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament is required for Clauses 49 and 51, which concern crypto assets and
2026-09-14
Hospitality Industry: VAT
I will pass on that thought to the DCMS Minister. I thank the noble Lord.
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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
Website
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 4 tabled
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departments
2026-02-12
Department for Business and Trade
Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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2026-02-12
Department for Business and Trade
Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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2026-02-12
Department for Business and Trade
Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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2026-02-12
Department for Business and Trade
Company Accounts: Disclosure of Information
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign Grant Bill | Supporter | 2nd reading | 2026-09-01 |
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign Grant Bill | Supported | 2nd reading | 2026-09-01 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.