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 261–280 of 636 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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) “Nothing has been delivered yet.” | 5 |
| 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 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Is there anything else that we should be made aware of on any platforms or equipment where there are current problems in terms of their ability to be used?” | 29 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “The 6,000 in-service trucks are not usable. It is a bit of an issue.” | 14 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “How long was it between when the problem was identified and Ministers being informed?” | 14 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “What about the 6,000 in-service SV trucks and the issue around spare parts? What is going on with that?” | 19 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “If you cannot have confidence in the advice given to you, that raises a problem about relationships within the Department, does it not?” | 23 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Clearly somebody did not understand what happened, because they advised you that everything was okay.” | 15 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “Someone told you something that was inaccurate then, because you would not have said that unless you were fairly confident that you were being given advice that you thought would stand up to public scrutiny.” | 35 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 841) “You are on record saying that the problems are solved.” | 10 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304) “Can I take you back to the earlier part of your evidence this morning? I think you said that it would not have happened if the team from the Foreign Office had been sent across to the MoD to deal with this. Did I misunderstand? Is that what you said?” | 50 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304) “There is no one that you know who understands the situation on the ground in Afghanistan who would agree with the Rimmer conclusions?” | 23 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304) “If Mr Rimmer was here today, what question should this Committee ask him?” | 13 |