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Liz has 101 Hansard debate appearances, 35 parliamentary questions, and 2 sponsored bills on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

33

Speeches

89

Questions

23

Interventions

0

Answers

1

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 19 appearances
Defence 5 appearances
Trade 5 appearances
Crime / Justice 3 appearances
Education 2 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Health Bill (Sixteenth sitting) 16 Jul 2026 1
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) 16 Jul 2026 2
Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecution Rates 9 Jul 2026 2
Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecution Rates 9 Jul 2026 2
Health Bill (Fourteenth sitting) 9 Jul 2026 2
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) 9 Jul 2026 6
Health Bill (Thirteenth sitting) 7 Jul 2026 1
Health Bill (Thirteenth sitting) 7 Jul 2026 1
Health Bill (Eleventh sitting) 2 Jul 2026 1
Health Bill (Tenth sitting) 2 Jul 2026 2

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

9

Written

26

Oral

9

Answered

35

Total

Most questioned departments

Department of Health and Social Care 7 questions
Department for Business and Trade 4 questions
Women and Equalities 3 questions
Department for Education 3 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 3 questions
Prime Minister 2 questions
Ministry of Justice 2 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2 questions

Most active question topics

Education 4 questions
Energy 2 questions
Defence 2 questions
Transport 2 questions
Trade 1 questions

Recent questions

Question
What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for crimes involving violence against women and girls. 2 Jul 2026 Attorney General's Office
What steps he is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses through reforms to public procurement. 18 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including acquired brain injury as a specific category in the ... Withdrawn 16 Jun 2026 Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Surveys 16 Jun 2026 Department for Education
What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Blaydon and Consett constituency. 9 Jun 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
What plans she has to work with local leaders to improve bus services. 4 Jun 2026 Department for Transport
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June. 4 Jun 2026 Prime Minister
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the suicide prevention strategy for England. 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. 13 May 2026 Ministry of Justice
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of inequality for children in poverty. Withdrawn 23 Apr 2026 Women and Equalities

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Bills sponsored

Bills where this MP is recorded as primary sponsor in the UK Parliament Bills API.

Bill Divisions
Disabled Facilities Grants (Review) Bill Private Members' Bill (Ten Minute Rule) 0
Fashion Supply Chain (Code and Adjudicator) Bill Private Members' Bill (Ten Minute Rule) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Liz Twist in parliamentary debates?

Liz Twist has made 146 contributions across 101 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Liz Twist asked?

Liz Twist has tabled 35 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 9 written and 26 oral. The Commons average is 127 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.