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Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 427
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 346
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Sep 2026
UK Financial Services

"Order. I am conscious of time. I assume that the shadow Minister is coming towards the ends of his comments, but I want to make sure that the Minister and Member in charge have plenty of time to respond. I will call the Minister in about a minute’s time...."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Local Government Reorganisation: Cambridgeshire

"I will call Ben Obese-Jecty to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will …..."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Local Government Reorganisation: Cambridgeshire

"Order...."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Local Government Reorganisation: Cambridgeshire

"Order. I call the Minister...."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Written Question
Railways: Animals
Tuesday 4th August 2026

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

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train delays have there been each year since 2020 caused by trains hitting animals on the track.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold a centrally published series showing the number of train delays that were caused specifically by trains striking non-human animals on the railway. Operational incident and delay attribution data are recorded and managed by Network Rail and train operators.

Written Question
West Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock
Tuesday 4th August 2026

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

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times faults have occurred on Evero trains operating on the West Coast Main line since their introduction.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold figures for the number of faults that have occurred on Avanti West Coast’s Class 805 and Class 807 Evero trains since their introduction into passenger service. However, the fleet performance metrics which are monitored by the Department show that the reliability of both fleets has steadily improved since they entered service, continues to do so, and is line with expectations for such fleets.

Written Question
River Mersey
Friday 17th July 2026

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

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the health of the River Mersey.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

River ecological health status is based on Cycle 3 classifications in the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP), which were classified in 2019, partially updated in 2022, and again partially updated in 2025. The 2019 and 2022 classifications are publicly available, and the 2025 classifications are being readied for publication this Summer. Alongside this, the Environment Agency is currently reviewing all river classifications, reasons for failure, waterbody-level measures and river basin plan objectives, preparing for the December 2027 publication of Cycle 4. Cycle 4 baseline classifications are expected in 2028.