"In his statement, the Minister said that the information was passed to HMRC under conditions restricting what it could be used for. Will he enlighten the House on what those conditions were and whether Ministers were consulted about the nature of those restrictions?..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I want to take my right hon. Friend back to when he mentioned accountability to Parliament and the Select Committee. Could he enlarge on that point? On accountability, what powers would Parliament have to ensure that his proposal was being followed through properly and the rules were being laid down?..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"15. What recent comparative assessment he has made of growth in average earnings and the rate of inflation since May 2010...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"The Chancellor’s Budget demonstrated clearly just how out of touch this Government are with ordinary people. This Government stand only for the privileged few, not for the millions of people on middle or low incomes who are not feeling any recovery benefit, certainly not in their incomes and standard of …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Whose side are this Government on? They are on the side of the rich, not the people who actually run our health service—the nurses, care workers and so on—..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I will not, if the hon. Lady does not mind, because I have given way once and I know that other hon. Members want to speak.
The Government are not on the side of the nurses, as nurses know and understand; they are returning to true form in cutting the …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"Small and medium-sized enterprises have a crucial role in providing employment. Why are my constituents and the businesses in my constituency telling me that they are still having problems borrowing from banks?..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"In view of this week’s announcements on infrastructure, would the Chancellor, a fellow Cheshire MP, agree to meet a cross-party group of MPs from Cheshire and Merseyside so that we can air our case to change the plans to toll both the current Mersey crossing and the future road crossing? …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"Why is the Chief Secretary dropping plans to charge a toll on the A14 in affluent Cambridgeshire but continuing plans to force Halton borough council to charge tolls across the proposed new Mersey Gateway bridge and the current toll-free bridge in one of the most deprived boroughs in the country? …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech