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Edward Leigh
Conservative MP for Gainsborough
- Also represented Gainsborough and Horncastle
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 8,003 votes. — 332nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Leigh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Local Government Finance, Iraq, Burma, Civil Partnerships, Asylum Seekers
(based on written questions asked by Edward Leigh and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“With regard to what the Leader of the House said earlier about the Equality Bill, she will know that concern was expressed in the other place that her amendments were so tightly drawn that they could have encompassed even the Archbishop of York, because he spends a lot of his time working in the community, not just proclaiming the liturgy. Being positive, and now that the Government are not...”
- Holocaust Memorial Day: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (28 Jan 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend makes an important constitutional point. Better Bills are emerging because it is still possible for private Members to delay Bills and have some influence. That does not happen with Government Bills at all. It happens in the United States Senate, for instance, which I have been reading about-”
- Holocaust Memorial Day: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (28 Jan 2010) has video
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More of Edward Leigh's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1134 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,139 (185th) | £22,840 (232nd) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,744 | £20,108 (300th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,874 (joint 90th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,818 (434th) | £16,314 (421st) | £10,290 (617th) | £13,213 | £15,336 (480th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,971 (joint 377th with 1 other) | £3,762 (638th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,563 (34th) | £95,530 (50th) | £86,584 (220th) | £87,072 | £62,367 (588th) | £62,781 (546th) | £61,250 (489th) | £42,850 (443rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,481 (520th) | £6,270 (404th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,211 (235th)3 | £8,158 (291st)2 | £7,109 (338th)1 | £7,332 | £8,214 (412th) | £12,383 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £10,619 (299th) | £8,625 (292nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £123 (363rd) | £0 | £325 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,327 (34th) | £1,067 (118th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,745 (10th) | £1,639 (15th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £540 (631st) | £224 (617th) | £104 (638th) | £105 | £654 (joint 428th with 1 other) | £196 (626th) | £533 (557th) | £438 (576th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £501 (617th) | £0 | £420 | £1,372 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £632 (614th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,447 (joint 37th with 1 other) | £297 (635th) | £1,619 | £1,619 (joint 537th with 1 other) | £1,322 (614th) | £1,322 (594th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,824 (164th) | £154,113 (198th) | £126,494 (502nd) | £129,830 | £109,670 (551st) | £116,446 (383rd) | £111,417 (366th) | £72,549 (571st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,097 (287th). Rail £3,873 (245th). Other: European £1,188 (40th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,168 (171st). Rail £4,660 (198th). Other: European £383 (109th).
1 Car £3,425 (288th). Rail £2,756 (277th). Other £928 (25th).