Derek Twigg MP: speeches

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• 16 Jul 2025 · Information Commissioner’s Office: Relocation · Hansard source

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  I remind the right hon. Lady that interventions should be short.

• 15 Jul 2025 · Afghanistan · Hansard source

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  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 that the changes put in place by the previous Government were not good enough. Can I ask him this clearly? Who had knowledge of this incident in the 18 months after the data breach had taken place before it reached Ministers? How were there no checks on anyone in the Department who had access to that sort of data to ensure they were using it properly?

• 8 Jul 2025 · Road and Rail Projects · Hansard source

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  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 Liverpool city region and other leaders in the area, will she bear in mind that one of the proposals is for a Liverpool Gateway station? Ditton in my constituency, which is the site of an oil station and has good links to both the west coast main line and the freight line, is ideally placed. Will she bear that in mind in any future discussions that she has with the Liverpool city region?

• 7 Jul 2025 · Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorship · Hansard source

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  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.

• 30 Jun 2025 · Welfare Reform · Hansard source

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  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 review is yet to report, why are we pushing ahead at this stage?

• 30 Apr 2025 · UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility · Hansard source

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  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 why financial institutions and pension funds should increase their investment in defence industries, and not listen to voices opposed to that?

• 22 Apr 2025 · Ukraine Update · Hansard source

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  I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the work he has done to secure extra funding for defence and for Ukraine. It is clear that Putin does not want peace and that all he is interested in doing is gaining Ukrainian territory. We have to send a clear message to him that neither we nor our allies are taking a step backwards. The only way we can get a just settlement for Ukraine is for Ukraine to be as militarily powerful as possible to stop the Russians taking more territory. I welcome the efforts that have been made so far and the additional funding, but, as I have said before, we will have to increase defence spending further. The 3% will not be enough by the next election.

• 27 Mar 2025 · Scunthorpe Steelworks · Hansard source

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  I thank my hon. Friend for her statement; I know that she is doing all she can on the issue. We cannot have a defence industrial strategy unless we have our own primary steelmaking facilities, so clearly we cannot let these furnaces close. I was interested to hear what the Minister said about having various meetings in Whitehall and with the Treasury. When is she likely to be able to come back to the House and report on the progress made on this issue and, importantly, on a steel strategy for the long term—not just five or 10 years, but 20 years or more?

• 27 Mar 2025 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  I refer the Leader of the House to the public office standards Bill, better known as the Hillsborough law, which is how I would like to refer to it. She will know my history in what happened at Hillsborough and, subsequently, with the independent panel report, and the involvement I had in the negotiations between Ministers, families and others. From what we are hearing, it seems that we are approaching a similar situation, where Whitehall is finding reasons to find problems with the law, rather than delivering it. It was only when we had the intervention of the then Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, and then Baroness May of Maidenhead, when she became Home Secretary, that we got things moving again. Can I ask the Leader of the House to talk to her Government colleagues to ensure that the duty of candour, parity of funding for families at inquest and other issues that we agreed on will be included in that Bill and that it will be published soon?

• 11 Mar 2025 · Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International Fund · Hansard source

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  Order. A lot of Members wish to speak and I will begin to call the Front Benchers no later than eight minutes past 5, so at the moment we are looking at roughly two minutes for each speech, but it may even be less than that. I will not waste any more time—I call Jim Shannon.

• 11 Mar 2025 · Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International Fund · Hansard source

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  Order. I remind the Minister that I want to call the hon. Member for Mansfield at 5.28 pm.

• 11 Mar 2025 · Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International Fund · Hansard source

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  Order. I will extend the time limit to two and a half minutes. I will leave it as voluntary, but if hon. Members do not keep to it I will impose it.

• 11 Mar 2025 · Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International Fund · Hansard source

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  The two Opposition spokespeople will have five minutes each. The Minister will have 10 minutes, and there will be a minute or two for the hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) to wind up.

• 11 Mar 2025 · Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International Fund · Hansard source

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  I remind Members that interventions should be brief.

• 6 Mar 2025 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  If the comments from across the Atlantic this week have reminded us of anything, it is that we should always keep at the forefront of our minds the bravery of our service personnel, not least in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan when serving alongside the US and other allies. I therefore ask my right hon. Friend to find time on the Floor of the House for us to debate the bravery and sacrifices of our service personnel.

• 3 Mar 2025 · Ukraine · Hansard source

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  The Prime Minister’s actions this week demonstrated again why UK leadership in defence and security and on Ukraine is crucial. I also agree with him that it is important to strengthen our relationship with the United States. In the coming months, will he consider whether we should be proposing to hit 3% spending before the next election? We need to do what it takes.

• 25 Feb 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source

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  We have just two more Members left to speak, but I want to call the Front-Bench spokespeople no later than 5.08 pm.

• 25 Feb 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source

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  If the Minister can leave a bit of time at the end for David Chadwick to wind up, that would be great.

• 25 Feb 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source

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  Order. Before I call the Front-Bench spokespeople, I should say that I will call the Minister no later than 20 past. I call the Lib Dem spokesperson, Tim Farron.

• 25 Feb 2025 · Affordable Rural Housing · Hansard source

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  I call Olivia Bailey to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention in a 30-minute debate. I call Olivia Bailey.

• 25 Feb 2025 · Affordable Rural Housing · Hansard source

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  May I just check that the Member has sought permission to speak?

• 25 Feb 2025 · Defence and Security · Hansard source

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  I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, and particularly his commitment to accelerate the increase in defence spending, although I fear that we may have to visit the 3% target before the next Parliament. It is very important that we have a whole-society approach to defence. Will he be bringing forward a strategy to make that happen, particularly around the great need to improve our reservist forces?

• 25 Feb 2025 · SEND Education Support · Hansard source

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  Thank you for keeping to the two minutes, more or less. We should continue that trend.

• 25 Feb 2025 · SEND Education Support · Hansard source

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  Order. As time is tight, I remind Members to keep interventions succinct.

• 25 Feb 2025 · SEND Education Support · Hansard source

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  Order. Before I call Andrew Lewin, I will put an advisory two-minute limit on speeches. If that is not followed, I will impose a two-minute limit. I am sure colleagues will want to ensure that time is available for all others present.