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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Membership-based Charity Organisations

"I call the Lib Dem spokesman...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Membership-based Charity Organisations

"Order. It is an intervention on the Member, not the Minister...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Housing Development: Cumulative Impacts

"Before I call the last two Back Benchers, let me say that I will be calling the Lib Dem spokesman no later than 3.30 pm...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Neurodiversity in the Workplace

"I will call Sarah Hall to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of both the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Departmental Expenditure Limits
Wednesday 17th December 2025

Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the underspend and overspend was for (a) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit for the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Army and (iii) RAF as at 1 November 2025.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Following Defence Reform, the Capital and Resource Expenditure Limits for the front line commands are managed across the Military Strategic Headquarters instead of individually.

The Ministry of Defence applies controls and routine financial management to ensure resources are allocated effectively to meet operational priorities. As such, financial data for the Military Strategic Headquarters will be available in the 2025-26 Annual Report and Accounts in the usual way.

As the public would rightly expect, this Government is committed to securing value for money for taxpayers.

Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 340
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"I record my thanks and appreciation to the Secretary of State and his ministerial team for the work they are doing to improve our defence capabilities and leadership in NATO and Europe, as well as on the defence industrial base. We have heard from Conservative Members, who of course are …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96