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Written Question
Defence: Finance
Thursday 16th July 2026

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

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any money has been diverted away from Op Kindred's budget to other budgets in the MOD during the past 12 months.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)

No funding has been diverted from the £3 billion a year that has been committed in support of Ukraine and encompasses Taskforce KINDRED.

Written Question
Cancer: Widnes and Halewood
Thursday 16th July 2026

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

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current wait time for cancer patients, from GP referral to being seen by a specialist in the Widnes and Halewood constituency.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson

The Department does not hold cancer waiting times data at a parliamentary constituency level. NHS England publishes cancer waiting times statistics by National Health Service provider and integrated care board, including performance against the faster diagnosis standard (FDS) which replaced the former two-week wait standard in October 2023, as the FDS measures whether patients referred urgently with suspected cancer have cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days.

NHS England also continues to publish data on the time from an urgent suspected cancer referral to a first outpatient attendance and from an urgent breast symptomatic referral to a first hospital assessment. However, these measures do not necessarily indicate when a patient is first seen by a cancer specialist, as they may include attendance with a consultant-led team member, attendance at a diagnostic clinic, or a direct diagnostic test through a straight-to-test pathway. This data is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/monthly-data-and-summaries/2026-27-monthly-cancer-waiting-times-statistics/

Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2026 - Trade Unions - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 109
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 109
Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 102 Noes - 409
Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 412
Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 321 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 93 Noes - 323
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill

"Could the hon. Member point to current legislation that has a gap and does not give the protection to the intelligence services that we all wish to see?..."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill

"The hon. Member is saying that the intelligence services are not protected under the current legislation. Could he say why?..."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill

"I support the Bill and the amendments put forward by the Government. Back in May 1998, when I first spoke in a debate about the Hillsborough disaster, I could never have imagined that 28 years later I would be debating new legislation to address the state’s failings in respect of …..."
Derek Twigg - View Speech

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