Information between 27th April 2026 - 27th May 2026
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27 Apr 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 269 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 176 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 269 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 164 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 171 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 264 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 170 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 265 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 170 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 167 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 64 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 6 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 28 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 158 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 308 Noes - 81 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 15 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 335 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 408 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 317 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 171 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 316 |
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19 May 2026 - Energy Security - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 323 |
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21 May 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context Liz Twist voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 231 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 242 |
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Liz Twist speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Liz Twist contributed 1 speech (48 words) Tuesday 19th May 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Liz Twist speeches from: Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
Liz Twist contributed 1 speech (660 words) Monday 18th May 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Poverty: Children
Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of inequality for children in poverty. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) Tackling child poverty is a moral mission for this Government. Your background should not determine what you can go on to achieve in life. Inequality and poverty are barriers to opportunity. |
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Tuesday 9th June Liz Twist signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2026 14 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the establishment of the Orgreave Inquiry into the events surrounding the policing of the miners’ strike at Orgreave on 18 June 1984; recognises the profound significance of this decision for former miners, their families and coalfield communities across the UK; notes that, more than four decades … |
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Monday 18th May Liz Twist signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026 Burnhope Miners' Gala Centenary Celebration 13 signatures (Most recent: 21 May 2026)Tabled by: Luke Akehurst (Labour - North Durham) That this House congratulates the residents of the village of Burnhope, County Durham, on the Centenary Celebration of the 1926 occasion when Burnhope hosted 40,000 people at the only Durham Miners’ Gala ever to be held outside of Durham City; commends the organisers of the 15-17 May 2026 Burnhope celebration … |
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19 May 2026, 12:26 p.m. - House of Commons " Liz Twist thank you, Mr. Speaker. >> The latest Women's Aid annual audit highlights that nearly 80% of domestic abuse survivors now face " Rt Hon David Lammy MP, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Tottenham, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Monday 15th June 2026 2:30 p.m. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Housing, Communities and Local Government (including Topical Questions) Danny Chambers: What steps he is taking to support high streets. Lauren Edwards: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sarah Olney: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Michelle Welsh: What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector. Josh Dean: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Neil Duncan-Jordan: What steps he is taking to help improve response times to fires in Poole constituency. Beccy Cooper: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding a health inequality duty to the National Planning Policy Framework. Mohammad Yasin: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Alistair Strathern: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Will Forster: What steps he is taking to support local authorities in creating local plans. Manuela Perteghella: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Catherine Fookes: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Pride in Place Programme on Wales. Ian Sollom: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tom Gordon: What steps he is taking to increase the accountability of housing developers. Marie Tidball: What steps his Department is taking to help ensure accountability in local government. Tom Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Rosie Duffield: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lauren Edwards: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of acoustic design requirements for workplaces in the planning system. Anneliese Dodds: What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken by the Building Safety Regulator on critical infrastructure. Jayne Kirkham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Kirith Entwistle: What steps he is taking to deliver new affordable and supported homes for young people. Alex Mayer: What steps his Department is taking to expedite road adoption. Alison Hume: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of a licensing scheme for short-term lets. Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to implement safeguards for pre-candidacy donations. Edward Morello: What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of exit fees for retirement homes. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Blaydon and Consett constituency. Helen Hayes: What steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of tenant and resident management organisations. Justin Madders: What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector. Alex Baker: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on levels of community cohesion in Aldershot constituency. Joe Morris: What steps he is taking to improve the private rented sector for tenants. Siân Berry: If he will provide funding to local authorities to acquire council homes. Antonia Bance: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Tipton and Wednesbury constituency. Adam Jogee: What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator. Rosie Duffield: What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of new housing developments on water infrastructure in Canterbury. Ian Sollom: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of Neighbourhood Health Centres in new housing developments. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 11th June 2026 9:30 a.m. Department for Transport Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Transport (including Topical Questions) Alex Ballinger: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steve Race: What steps she is taking to support the delivery of mass transit systems. Sarah Owen: What recent progress she has made on bringing the rail network into public ownership. Ashley Fox: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Andrew Lewin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Mike Reader: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services. Anna Gelderd: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Anna Gelderd: What steps she is taking to improve the resilience of transport networks in rural areas. Julia Buckley: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services. Will Forster: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Powell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jeff Smith: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services. Kirith Entwistle: What steps she is taking to improve connectivity between Bolton and Manchester. Lincoln Jopp: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. John Milne: Whether she is taking steps to incentivise summer rail travel. Bayo Alaba: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Sollom: What steps she is taking to improve transport links between Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire in the context of the Universal United Kingdom Resort. Wes Streeting: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Al Pinkerton: What steps she is taking help improve safety at road junctions. John Lamont: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of timetable changes on passengers using Berwick-upon-Tweed station. Euan Stainbank: What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on harmonising import tariffs for diesel and electric buses. Siân Berry: What steps she is taking to reduce road danger through the third Road Investment Strategy. Danny Beales: What steps she is taking to support road users. Amanda Martin: What steps she is taking to help decarbonise the transport sector. Luke Charters: What steps her Department is taking to improve rail services in the north of England. Carolyn Harris: What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing UV index alerts on public information boards at transport hubs. John Slinger: What steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in Warwickshire. Alex Barros-Curtis: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services. Manuela Perteghella: What steps she is taking to improve connectivity in rural areas. Ayoub Khan: If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Birmingham PFI roads contract on the adequacy of road maintenance in Birmingham. Liz Twist: What plans she has to work with local leaders to improve bus services. Neil Hudson: What steps her Department is taking to improve transport services in Epping Forest constituency. Sarah Coombes: What steps she is taking to improve road safety. Connor Naismith: What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of parts of HS2 on business confidence. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th June 2026 noon Cabinet Office Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Prime Minister's Question Time - Main Chamber Melanie Ward: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Richard Burgon: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Lauren Edwards: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Rushanara Ali: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Ayoub Khan: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Liz Twist: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Richard Tice: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. David Burton-Sampson: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. James McMurdock: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Sean Woodcock: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Tom Gordon: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Adrian Ramsay: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Hannah Spencer: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Freddie van Mierlo: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. Chris Vince: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 11:30 a.m. Department of Health and Social Care Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Health and Social Care (including Topical Questions) David Chadwick: What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations. Josh Babarinde: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Swallow: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Kieran Mullan: What steps he is taking to maintain non-digital access to primary care. Perran Moon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities. Victoria Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Mary Glindon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the suicide prevention strategy for England. Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to improve mental health facilities in Dorset. Nadia Whittome: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Robbie Moore: What steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community. Claire Young: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. John Whitby: What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare for care leavers. Will Forster: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Reed: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men. Alison Griffiths: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lloyd Hatton: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Darling: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch. John Lamont: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving cross-border healthcare. Debbie Abrahams: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Will Stone: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in health outcomes. Graham Stuart: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unreported removals from waiting lists. Luke Charters: What steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS health visitors. Lisa Smart: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the dental recruitment incentive scheme. Jim Dickson: What steps his Department has taken to help improve processes for obtaining GP appointments when practices open for the day. Elsie Blundell: What steps he is taking to improve men's mental health care provision in the North West. Lewis Cocking: What steps he is taking to improve accountability in the health service. Gill Furniss: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease. Kirsteen Sullivan: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women. Al Pinkerton: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the New Hospital Programme. Richard Tice: What comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK. Munira Wilson: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch. Kevin Bonavia: What steps his Department is taking to improve NHS cancer care. Wendy Chamberlain: What steps he is taking to fund research into the biology of lobular breast cancer. Marsha De Cordova: What steps he is taking to improve accessibility in the NHS. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 11:30 a.m. Ministry of Justice Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Justice (including Topical Questions) Ben Maguire: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sarah Owen: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system. Alex McIntyre: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Al Pinkerton: What steps he is taking to reform the family courts. Brian Leishman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tony Vaughan: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending. Dave Robertson: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system. Bob Blackman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Allison Gardner: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system. Luke Taylor: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Quigley: What steps his Department is taking to help prevent people convicted of domestic abuse from using family court proceedings to harass their victims. Tim Farron: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Alicia Kearns: Whether his Department has a policy on the housing of convicted paedophiles in open prisons. John Lamont: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Laura Kyrke-Smith: What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's knife crime strategy. Neil Shastri-Hurst: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Patrick Hurley: What progress his Department has made on a new Victims’ Code. Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending. Kevin McKenna: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system. John Whitby: What steps his Department is taking to help prevent the criminalisation of children while in care. Ian Byrne: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying the duty of candour to intelligence and security services. Alistair Strathern: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system. Joe Robertson: What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024. Amanda Martin: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system. Tessa Munt: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of expenses rates for people undertaking jury service. Adam Jogee: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime have an adequate amount of time to challenge potentially unduly lenient sentences in Newcastle-under-Lyme. David Taylor: What steps his Department plans to take through the criminal justice system to help reduce levels of antisocial behaviour in Hemel Hempstead. Warinder Juss: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending. Adam Dance: What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to support victims of violence against women. James Wild: What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024. Nick Smith: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system. Sarah Pochin: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the right to trial by jury in some circumstances on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
258 speeches (57,415 words) Monday 18th May 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Katrina Murray (Lab - Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) talked about the importance of health and safety - Link to Speech |