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
Prince Philip was a model of service to others 19th April 2021 Service to others was at the very core of the life of the late Duke of Edinburgh. Through the awards scheme he founded, young people have been armed with the... Opinions
Lincs Vaccine Rollout 'Cannot Be Bettered' 15th April 2021 I would like to thank a constituent of mine near Torksey who has shared her experience of the vaccination rollout here in Lincolnshire: Today I received my... Local News
Leisure Centre Open for Swimming and Gymming 12th April 2021 This morning I visited our wonderful leisure centre at Gainsborough. Welcome back today for happy swimming and the gym. Thank you to the team at Everyone Active... Local News
Inspecting Drains in Nettleton 31st March 2021 Out and about in Nettleton today I witnessed first hand the ongoing drainage problems. I urge Lincolnshire County Council to unblock the drain. A stream is... Local News
Backing Gainsborough with the Communities Secretary 25th March 2021 I met with the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick yesterday putting the case for Gainsborough to get better funding. We need to tackle pockets of deprivation... Westminster News
Guarding Our Health and Our Freedom 24th March 2021 Following a series of record-breaking days, more than half the adults in the United Kingdom have now received at least their first dose of the vaccine. For the... Articles
Sir Ed Protests Proposed Roads Grant Cut 17th February 2021 Sir Edward Leigh MP has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to protest the proposed cut of central government funding for... Local News
A Town Deal for Gainsborough 4th February 2021 I was hoping to put the case for Gainsborough to get a Town Deal in a House of Commons debate on the Towns Fund this afternoon. Unfortunately the debate was... Local News
MOD Confirms No Talks Yet with Scampton Takers 4th February 2021 The Ministry of Defence has confirmed to Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, that it has not yet had any discussions with private companies... Articles
