Derek Twigg

Lab

40 parliamentary sessions on record in this archive

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Commons Westminster Hall 22 October 2025
Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction Licences
Will the Minister please leave a minute or two for the hon. Member who secured the debate to wind up?
Commons Westminster Hall 22 October 2025
Trade Union Workplace Access
I remind hon. Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.
Commons Proceedings 16 October 2025
Official Secrets Act Case: Witness Statements
Paragraph 8 of the 4 August statement says: “It is important for me to emphasise…that the UK Government is committed to pursuing a positive relationship with China to strengthen understanding, cooperation and stability.” Why did the deputy National Security Adviser think it was a good idea to incl…
Commons Ministerial Statement 15 October 2025
Ukraine
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation—of which the right hon. Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke), who is sat on the Opposition Front Bench, is deputy leader—met the Ukrainian delegation at the weekend and also heard from President Zelensky. The line that we heard time and …
Commons Proceedings 10 September 2025
Russian Drones: Violation of Polish Airspace
I welcome the Minister’s statement. Is this not another example that what Russia really believes in is the complete annihilation of Ukraine? It does not care what collateral damage it does elsewhere. I believe that sending drones across into Poland was a deliberate move by the Russians. I welcome th…
Commons Proceedings 9 September 2025 2 contributions
Jaguar Land Rover Cyber-attack
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to make a statement on the cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover and on what assistance the Government are giving to businesses to help protect them against cyber-attacks.
I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question—as a north-west MP, you know what a large employer JLR is in the region. As we have heard, this serious cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover has stopped production and halted sales, and staff have been instructed to stay at home. The c…
Commons Westminster Hall 4 September 2025 6 contributions
Future of Terrestrial Television
Before I call Sir John Whittingdale, let me say that I do not intend to impose a time limit, but if you keep to about four minutes, we will get everybody in.
I remind hon. Members that there is a guideline of four minutes for speeches.
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Commons Westminster Hall 3 September 2025 2 contributions
Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved Families
I congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), on his excellent speech. I was present in this House in 1998 when the then Home Secretary Jack Straw made a statement on the conclusions of the Justice Stuart-Smith review of the evidence and p…
I welcome much of what the Minister has said. She said in the early part of her speech that there would be a duty of candour and legal aid for people, so can she be clear about why there is a delay? If that is what will be in the Bill, why is there a problem?
Commons Westminster Hall 16 July 2025 3 contributions
Credit Unions
Order. I remind Members to bob if they wish to speak.
Order. If Members can keep their speeches to five or six minutes—we are doing okay—then everyone will get a chance to speak before the wind-ups.
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Commons Westminster Hall 16 July 2025 2 contributions
Information Commissioner’s Office: Relocation
I remind the right hon. Lady that interventions should be short.
Order. The Minister is not giving way.
Commons Ministerial Statement 15 July 2025
Afghanistan
I note that the shadow Secretary of State made great play of the changes and the extra safeguards that Ministers of the previous Government put in place following the breach. I also note that the Secretary of State said he had had to make more changes and introduce new software. That suggests to me …
Commons Ministerial Statement 8 July 2025
Road and Rail Projects
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement, and welcome the investments in transport. Let me take her back to the proposed Liverpool-Manchester railway line, because it is important that this delivers for my constituents in Widnes and Halewood. In her discussions with the Mayor of the Live…
Commons Westminster Hall 7 July 2025
Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorship
Order. I have been very generous, but the debate has a very narrow focus on advertising. I am sure that the shadow Minister understands that and will come back to that issue.
Commons Ministerial Statement 30 June 2025
Welfare Reform
We already know that the Bill as published was flawed, because of the changes that have been made in the past few days and announced today. I welcome the wider review of PIP and the consultation with disabled people, their organisations and clinicians, but given the wider review and that the Timms r…
Commons Ministerial Statement 30 April 2025
UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and echo his words about the courage and professionalism of our service personnel. It is good that everyone has returned safely. Having a strong and capable military is essential to ensuring our economic security and freedom of trade. Is that not wh…

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