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 481–500 of 636 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “Yes, we know that.” | 4 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “You have described the aggressive action from a Russian ship. Are we too soft? Are we not being proactive enough in taking more action against adversaries than we do? We are always reactive rather than being more proactive. Could we be more on the front foot?” | 46 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “Give us some, apart from the one that you have just outlined.” | 12 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “We have that one, but what about others where you are being proactive?” | 13 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “I understand. Basically, if we found that an adversary had cut one of our undersea cables, would we go and do the same thing to them?” | 26 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “Is it an option that the Government might consider?” | 9 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “So we allow them to take out our communications but we would not take theirs out.” | 16 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 405) “In terms of the protection of undersea cables, you could say that RFA Proteus is more suited to a hybrid type of protection. Do you need more hybrid-related assets?” | 29 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “So it is working perfectly in the RAF. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton: What I just described to you are the facts of the case.” | 26 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “That is one.” | 3 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “Can we move on to probably the most vulnerable group of people, which are the under-18s, and look at the Army Foundation College? Can you tell me how many complaints have been made about bullying, sexual harassment or assault in the last two years?” | 44 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “Do you not think that you should know, given that it is in the report? Given that you were coming here today, you do not know that.” | 27 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “What about the Navy in terms of in terms of abuse and harassment complaints made by young people, new recruits and those in training?” | 24 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “My question is in terms of new recruits. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton: How many new recruits who are under 18, or how many new recruits?” | 27 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “How many complaints have been made by under-18s about sexual harassment or abuse? Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton: I am not aware of any complaints made by under-18s. There are about 140 under-18s in our system in the Royal Air Force. I am not aware of any complaints.” | 49 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “I did say complaints, not convictions.” | 6 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “Can I turn to the issue about training? I will come back to you, General Walker. We had a debate on this Committee in 2023 with Minister Murrison about the threshold at the foundation college for, basically, removing people who are involved, so the trainers, from their job. There was an issue about what the threshold w…” | 146 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “How many have been discharged?” | 5 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “Four in the last—” | 4 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 404) “Can you tell me what they were discharged for?” | 9 |