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May I congratulate the Prime Minister on what he said about Ukraine and on how he conducted himself there? Our enemies should know that this House is completely and utterly united in standing behind the Ukrainian people. That was the most powerful part of his statement, precisely because we are...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
1 September 2026
Reference
790 c37
House
House of Commons

On dynamic management, I thought the Bill was about putting community at the heart of things. My hon. Friend knows that, for years, I have been campaigning for a through train from Grimsby through Market Rasen into London. When Mark Harper was our Transport Secretary, we were on the verge...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
10 June 2026
Reference
787 c349
House
House of Commons

A direct train to London on this line is vital. Grimsby and Cleethorpes form a huge conurbation—probably much the biggest conurbation in the country not to be served by a direct train to London. We have been campaigning for this for so long, and I call on the Minister to...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
9 December 2025
Reference
777 c232
House
House of Commons

In Lincolnshire we know all about fishing, because Grimsby used to be the world’s greatest fishing port. It beggars belief that we, a coastal nation, import twice as much fish as we export. Fishermen feel completely betrayed after years of vassalage to the European Union and this latest deal. We...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 October 2025
Reference
773 c1115
House
House of Commons

The Government say that they want to end the top-down approach. How does that square with a district council such as West Lindsey in Lincolnshire being denied any say in massive solar farms or wind turbines? Will the Minister do me a favour and confirm that his aim is to...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
16 December 2024
Reference
759 c43
House
House of Commons

There is nothing more controversial than Governments seeking to bypass local democracy. I saw that with the desire of the last Government to bypass local democracy by imposing a special development order on RAF Scampton, and I see it now with the many applications to build solar farms that are...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
9 December 2024
Reference
758 c677
House
House of Commons

What plans his Department has for further devolution in England.

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Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2023
Reference
900445
House
House of Commons

This life and limb point is very important. We must balance people’s right to strike against the public’s right to a minimum service guarantee. Can the hon. Gentleman explain how the right to life and limb in present legislation would cover a strike that stops all trains, for instance?

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
30 January 2023
Reference
727 c113
House
House of Commons

Everybody wants to be humanitarian, and the Home Secretary is under pressure to have a visa-free scheme like the rest of Europe, but may I congratulate her on her proportionate response? We have to remember that, unlike the rest of Europe, we have uniquely liberal labour laws and we speak...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
1 March 2022
Reference
709 c931
House
House of Commons

Gainsborough South West ward is the 24th most deprived ward in the country. I thank the Secretary of State for awarding us £10 million in levelling up, but does he agree, looking at the overall picture, that the prosperity of northern industrial towns was built not with Government money, but...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 February 2022
Reference
708 c325
House
House of Commons

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 December 2020
Reference
685 c622
House
House of Commons

There has been virtually no discussion during this entire debate about the fact that this is a safety net, which we hope will never be used. If we are on the high wire—and when we are dealing with the EU, we are on the high wire—we may not want to...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 December 2020
Reference
685 c622
House
House of Commons

Of course we all want agreement and we all want a trade deal, but what happens if relations break down? Will the right hon. Gentleman confirm that, first and foremost, the Labour party is a Unionist party that believes 100% in the economic integrity of the United Kingdom and will...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 December 2020
Reference
685 c612
House
House of Commons

Will the Minister give way?

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
29 September 2020
Reference
681 c195
House
House of Commons

Actually, to be fair, the Minister has just been dealing with new clause 8, which I have moved. I am very grateful for what he has said. He seemed to suggest that the new clause was not in itself wrong, but was not necessary. But will he accept that, certainly...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
29 September 2020
Reference
681 c195
House
House of Commons

I rise to speak to new clause 8 in my name. I shall attempt, within your time constraint, Madam Deputy Speaker, to get these complex legal and international law arguments on the record.

The problem is not the possibility of the UK breaking international law, which we do not want to...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
29 September 2020
Reference
681 cc220-2
House
House of Commons

The objection seems to be that we may have to act in this way, but we do not want to break international law. Has my hon. Friend noted my amendment 45, which shows a way through? Under the Vienna convention, which is already mentioned through the conditional interpretative declaration, if...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 September 2020
Reference
680 c654
House
House of Commons

I wish to speak to my amendment 42. I am optimistic that we can reach a deal for the benefit of both the UK and the EU. My amendment outlines a

way whereby in the event that the implementation period ends without a UK agreement we can still provide reassurance...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 September 2020
Reference
680 cc723-5
House
House of Commons

Whether he has plans for devolution in Greater Lincolnshire.

Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 July 2019
Reference
912083
House
House of Commons

I believe that decisions regarding the law on abortion in Northern Ireland should be a matter for the people who live there and their elected representatives. The whole concept of devolution is based on the idea that different jurisdictions in the United Kingdom are entitled to adopt different approaches to...

Member
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
9 July 2019
Reference
663 cc193-4
House
House of Commons