Speeches by Twigg.
Every Hansard contribution by Derek Twigg this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 201–220 of 580 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2025 | NATO Defence Expenditure Target “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 responsible for the massive unde…” defencefiscal-policyeconomy-jobs | 142 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Official Secrets Act and Espionage “I think that many of us are still somewhat bemused by the fact that somehow, despite the three witness statements, the Crown Prosecution Service thought that it could not go ahead with a prosecution. I welcome much of what my hon. Friend the Minister has said, but I think it would be useful, following the questions ask…” defencecrimemp-performance | 110 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Minister, to be clear on what you just said to the Chair, you are not at this stage saying that you were badly advised.” | 24 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Who did your job before you?” | 6 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “You took over his responsibilities, basically. That is what I am saying.” | 12 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Are you saying that it is sufficient for now but needs to grow?” | 13 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Is the level of resource dedicated to AUKUS at the high commission in Australia and the British embassy in Washington sufficient?” | 21 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Are we clear, in the three Governments, about who has responsibility for what?” | 13 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “I wanted to be clear what you were saying; that was all. Could you give us a brief overview of the existing trilateral governance arrangements for both pillars? What can be done to strengthen the way the AUKUS partners can work together across country leaders down to officials? Could you give us a brief overview of tha…” | 57 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “I understand that.” | 3 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Ajax is supposed to be a final product.” | 8 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Nothing has been delivered yet.” | 5 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “I am just trying to make that point. We have not delivered the product yet.” | 15 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Minister, could I double-check? In reply to the point Fred Thomas made, you said that AUKUS is not like Ajax and that it is a successful programme, but it has not been delivered yet, has it? I am not sure how you can say that it is successful, because we do not have the end product yet, do we?” | 59 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “There are none that you are aware of. You have made that clear.” | 13 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “We all do.” | 3 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “There are none that you are aware of that fit the scale of these two at the moment.” | 18 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Apart from these two, we are not aware of any major equipment problems where they are having difficulties and therefore need to be pulled out of line.” | 27 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “They are clearly not ready because you cannot transport them.” | 10 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “It is a good job that you do not have to move thousands of personnel in a matter of days due to any emergency at the moment, isn’t it?” | 29 |