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Derek Twigg MP

Labour Widnes and Halewood M
Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Widnes and Halewood current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Halton
1997-05-012010-05-06
Halton

Party history

1997-05-01present
Labour current

Government posts

2006-09-062008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
2005-05-102006-09-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2004-12-162005-05-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools)
2003-06-132004-12-16
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2002-05-292003-06-13
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Opposition posts

2010-10-082011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Health)

Committee memberships

1998-11-171999-06-10
Public Accounts Committee
2009-01-272010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families
2013-03-042013-12-16
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee)
2024-10-21present
Defence Committee
2020-05-112024-05-30
Defence Committee
2013-06-102015-03-30
Defence Committee
2013-07-012014-11-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2017-11-152018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) Chair +£15,235/yr
2017-10-302018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2015-07-152017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) Chair +£15,025/yr
2015-07-132017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2017-11-012018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Chair +£15,235/yr
2017-10-302018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2015-07-152017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Chair +£15,025/yr
2015-07-132017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2017-11-062018-11-05
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-09-102017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2020-05-112024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2024-07-30present
Panel of Chairs
2020-06-222024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2023-03-012023-03-08
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
2024-12-02present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-12-11present
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
derek.twigg.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 1039 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0151 424 7030 · Bridge Business Centre, Suite E, Cheshire House, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, (Please send post to House of Commons), WA8 0RP
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