Derek Twigg
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Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Halton. He entered Parliament at the 1997 general election.
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Abortion
In May 2008 in the abortion amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (now Act), Derek Twigg voted for the abortion time limit to be lowered to 20 weeks against scientific and medical consensus which is currently 24 weeks[1]. After four separate parliamentary votes on varying time limits, the majority of MPs voted to keep the abortion time limit at 24 weeks, in keeping with scientific and medical consensus, hence no abortion amendments were added to the bill.
Libel Law Reform
In January 2010, Derek Twigg signed Early Day Motion 423 calling for a reform of the English libel law[2]. The motion noted that human rights activists, scientists, writers and journalists are currently prevented from publishing, and the public prevented from reading, matters of strong public interest due to the chilling effect of the law.
Science Funding
In October 2010, Derek Twigg signed Early Day Motion 767: Science is Vital Campaign. The motion stated that the house "believes that continued investment in research is vital in order to meet the technological and social challenges of the 21st century, and to continue to attract high-tech industries to invest here; further believes that large cuts to science funding are a false economy, due to evidence that research investment fuels economic growth".[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmsctech/1045/104502.htm
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2009-10/423
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/767
External Links
- http://www.derektwigg.org.uk/
- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/derek-twigg/25293
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10610
- http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1609
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Twigg
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