• Labour MP for Halton
• Majority: 14,606 votes. — 28th out of 630 MPs.
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How Derek Twigg voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Air Pollution, Afghanistan, School Places, General Practitioners, Health Expenditure

(based on written questions asked by Derek Twigg and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sports and Arts Participation (17 Nov 2008)

“In my constituency, there has been a massive increase in sporting facilities in schools over the past 10 years. Participation is important and any increase is to be welcomed, but what is the Department doing to make sure we have more competitive sport, as competitiveness in schools is very important in improving our chances of success later on in various sports?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Health Inequalities (4 Nov 2008) has video

“Halton has the worst rate of early deaths from cancer in England, and life expectancy is three years less than the national average. A lot of work is being done locally to improve things, but I am particularly concerned about teenage health. The chief medical officer has said that poor health in teenagers can last a lifetime. Can my right hon. Friend tell me what the Government are doing to...”

Rugby League (15 Oct 2008)

“I invite my hon. Friend the Minister, perhaps the next time he is in the right part of the country, to take the time, within the demands of his itinerary, to visit the Widnes Vikings in the Stobart stadium, to see the amazing facilities that they have there, particularly the community development and the work that is taking place within the community, including with children and youngsters...”

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 79% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 29 comments 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.
• 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Twigg speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 225 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £980 (535th). Rail £12,019 (13th).