Standing up for Lincolnshire Farmers Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 It was a pleasure to meet with Lincolnshire farmers today thanks to the NFU's action day here in London. The Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief are threatening to end the culture of family farming that has stood us such good stead in England for centuries. I have been engaging constructively with the Labour Government to try and persuade them to alter... Westminster News
Coming Soon: Gainsborough's Own Cinema 6th May 2024 Coming soon to Gainsborough: a Savoy Cinema. Thanks to the £6 million I persuaded Michael Gove to give in Levelling Up funds. Works are underway in the Market... Local News
Free Up Scampton for Regeneration Now 1st May 2024 Fifteen months after the Government announced that they were taking over the whole of RAF Scampton and putting 2,000 migrants there, not a single one has... Speeches in Parliament
Visit Gainsborough! 26th April 2024 Here in Gainsborough we have the finest urban Tudor hall in England — visit Gainsborough Old Hall! In the 1960s some councillors wanted to knock it down and... Local News
Solar Projects "Unwelcome, Unwise, and Undermine Our Countryside" 19th April 2024 Sir Edward Leigh has attacked the proposals for solar power installations in and around Gainsborough, saying they are "unwelcome, unwise, and they undermine our... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Ed: Upgrade Our Rural Mobile Coverage 17th April 2024 Sir Edward Leigh called for improving the level of mobile phone coverage in the countryside at Science, Innovation, and Technology questions in the House of... Speeches in Parliament
Pressing EA for Action Against Flooding 12th April 2024 I'm at Short Ferry today meeting with Henry Ward and other local farmers. Flooding is on the agenda. The Environment Agency has been neglecting to repair the... Local News
Magnificent Help for Dementia Sufferers 4th April 2024 Today I went to Nettleham to attend the Buddies Dementia Café that meets in the Village Hall. This is an excellent charity that meets twice a month to provided... Local News
13,000 acres — and for what? 23rd March 2024 This weekend I met with local campaigners fighting the solar panel proposals. Current applications plan for 13,000 acres to be covered with solar panels within... Local News
Meeting Minister on Scampton 21st March 2024 We had a very positive meeting today regarding RAF Scampton. I brought our hard-working West Lindsey District Council officials to Westminster to meet with Home... Local News