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
New Year, New Floods in Dunholme 3rd January 2024 It's a new year and there are already floodwaters blocking the roads in Dunholme. The Environment Agency needs to clear the blocked gully under the road, not... Local News
Sir Edward: Stop the Boats Now 12th December 2023 In a debate in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, encouraged the Government to act swiftly and... Speeches in Parliament
Checking Watercourses in Bardney 2nd December 2023 I visited David Armstrong at Abbey Farm in Bardney recently. The watercourses there are clogged with vegetation. I have argued time and again that the... Local News
Sir Edward: Keep Scunthorpe Steel Furnaces Burning 30th November 2023 Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, questioned ministers on the wisdom of possibly... Speeches in Parliament
Lincs Cash Welcome But No Need for Mayor 22nd November 2023 Of course I welcome extra funding for Lincolnshire, which is our due anyway as historically we have been underfunded. At the same time, I very much regret that... Local News
Great Questions from Willoughton Pupils 9th November 2023 It was a pleasure to visit Willoughton Primary School and speak to the pupils, teachers, and staff there. They were taking part in UK Parliament Week, an annual... Local News
Keep our British Steel Furnaces 8th November 2023 Many of my constituents work at the Scunthorpe steel works, but this is an issue of national importance. There is no other major developed economy in the world... Speeches in Parliament
Cash boost for Gainsborough Town 8th November 2023 The new funding we worked hard to secure for doing up Gainsborough's town centre was featured on BBC News Online today. I endlessly lobbied the Communities... Local News
Remembering West Lindsey's Fallen 7th November 2023 Today I laid a poppy cross for all the fallen of Gainsborough and West Lindsey in the Constituency Garden of Remembrance. This is one of Speaker Lindsay's... Westminster News
