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Derek Twigg
Labour MP for Halton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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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
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Work and Pensions, Education
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Non-departmental Public Bodies, General Practitioners, Hillsborough Stadium: Disclosure of Information, Building Schools for the Future Programme, Disability Living Allowance
(based on written questions asked by Derek Twigg and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (21 out of 40)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
- Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
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- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“Will the Minister give way?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Does he recall the Chancellor saying: “We are all in this together. I am not going to balance the budget on the backs of the poor”? As my hon. Friend has heard tonight in relation to Knowsley, Halton and other areas, that is exactly what the Chancellor is doing—he is hitting the most deprived areas the most.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 41 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 369 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lectures to civil servants for Westminster Explained, 4 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7DL.
Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA:
Received payment of £75 for completing January 2011 survey. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 6 February 2011)
Received payment of £75 for completing May 2011 survey. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received payment of £75 for completing June 2011 survey. Payment donated to Halton Constituency Labour Party. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received payment of £75 for completing July 2011 survey. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 13 July 2011)
Received payment of £75 for completing December 2011 survey. Payment donated to Halton Constituency Labour Party. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 8 December 2011)
Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys for Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
£150 for completing July 2011 survey. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 26 August 2011)
Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Survey for Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh St, London EC1 09T:
18 March 2011, £75 donated to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 29 March 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £20,094 (278th) | £16,800 (466th) | £19,926 (391st) | £18,202 | £18,054 (395th) | £18,404 (355th) | £16,970 (465th) | £14,872 (369th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,281 (joint 104th with 6 others) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,961 (503rd) | £12,328 (531st) | £16,210 (534th) | £9,624 | £18,982 (242nd) | £16,968 (529th) | £18,168 (joint 304th with 2 others) | £30,214 (30th) |
| Staffing costs | £73,276 (605th) | £64,546 (625th) | £66,722 (609th) | £65,578 | £61,166 (600th) | £49,205 (638th) | £56,885 (571st) | £34,669 (595th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,727 (253rd) | £4,380 (487th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,314 (128th)1 | £10,559 (204th)2 | £12,999 (112th)3 | £12,025 | £13,213 (212th) | £13,117 (208th) | £12,740 (212th) | £9,580 (238th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £421 (182nd) | £323 (joint 267th with 1 other) | £594 (201st) | £274 | £804 (216th) | £792 (193rd) | £0 | £474 (252nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £155 (290th) | £646 (joint 175th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £334 (43rd) | £327 (49th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,097 (361st) | £452 (joint 519th with 1 other) | £687 (419th) | £353 | £993 (joint 295th with 1 other) | £938 (joint 285th with 2 others) | £389 (595th) | £632 (496th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,675 (joint 432nd with 1 other) | £3,197 (joint 265th with 1 other) | £2,265 | £2,716 (303rd) | £2,675 (joint 311th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,258 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £1,046 (351st) | £14 | £1,885 (joint 332nd with 3 others) | £1,871 (joint 362nd with 2 others) | £1,871 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £1,871 (joint 332nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £8,130 (15th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,380 (527th) | £121,424 (593rd) | £121,381 (544th) | £108,335 | £119,431 (411th) | £105,544 (560th) | £108,304 (433rd) | £92,312 (228th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £12,264 (19th). Misc £50 (198th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £660 (547th). Rail £9,794 (54th). Misc £105 (154th).