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Derek Twigg
Labour MP for Halton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 14,606 votes. — 30th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Derek Twigg voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 28 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hillsborough Stadium: Disclosure of Information, Housing: Crime Prevention, Air Pollution, Afghanistan, Kidney Patients
(based on written questions asked by Derek Twigg and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend on the report. I was not on the Committee when that work was done. A key issue is what happens when children leave care and are transferred. Will he say a little about that? I feel that a lot of work still needs to be done on managing the massive transition when children leave care to go into the outside world.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Hillsborough Stadium: Disclosure of Information (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress his Department has made in identifying files and documents it holds relating to the Hillsborough disaster that can be released.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Hillsborough Disaster (18 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress his Department has made in identifying files and documents it holds relating to the Hillsborough disaster that can be released.”
More of Derek Twigg's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 50 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 52 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Twigg speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 301 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,800 (466th) | £19,926 (391st) | £18,202 | £18,054 (395th) | £18,404 (355th) | £16,970 (465th) | £14,872 (369th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,281 (joint 104th) | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,328 (531st) | £16,210 (534th) | £9,624 | £18,982 (242nd) | £16,968 (529th) | £18,168 (joint 304th) | £30,214 (30th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £64,546 (625th) | £66,722 (609th) | £65,578 | £61,166 (600th) | £49,205 (638th) | £56,885 (571st) | £34,669 (595th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,380 (487th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,559 (204th)* | £12,999 (112th)** | £12,025 | £13,213 (212th) | £13,117 (208th) | £12,740 (212th) | £9,580 (238th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £323 (joint 267th) | £594 (201st) | £274 | £804 (216th) | £792 (193rd) | £0 | £474 (252nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £646 (joint 175th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £327 (49th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £452 (joint 519th) | £687 (419th) | £353 | £993 (joint 295th) | £938 (joint 285th) | £389 (595th) | £632 (496th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,675 (joint 432nd) | £3,197 (joint 265th) | £2,265 | £2,716 (303rd) | £2,675 (joint 311th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,258 (joint 250th) | £1,046 (351st) | £14 | £1,885 (joint 332nd) | £1,871 (joint 362nd) | £1,871 (joint 354th) | £1,871 (joint 332nd) |
| Other Costs | £8,130 (15th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,424 (593rd) | £121,381 (544th) | £108,335 | £119,431 (411th) | £105,544 (560th) | £108,304 (433rd) | £92,312 (228th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £660 (547th). Rail £9,794 (54th). Misc £105 (154th).