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Edward Leigh
Conservative MP for Gainsborough
- Also represented Gainsborough and Horncastle
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Leigh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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)
- Chairman, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (9 out of 18)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (19 Jun 2013)
“Occasionally, one should be grateful. May I warmly commend my right hon. Friend for being the first Conservative Prime Minister ever to commit to a referendum on Europe and for leading a Government who have done more than any other to tackle welfare dependency, to reduce immigration and to bring in academies, thereby showing that one can be Conservative, popular and right all at the same time?”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East (18 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the safety and rights of religious minorities in the middle east.”
- Nato: Defence Facilities (East Midlands) (17 Jun 2013)
“What plans he has for his Department’s facilities in Lincolnshire and the east midlands.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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") 1313 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Directorships
Europe Arab Bank (non-executive) (from 4 April 2012). Address: 15 Moorgate, London EC2R 6AD.
25 May 2012, received payment of £11,730.77 gross, £8,822.24 net, for April/May 2012. Hours: 6 days. (Registered 14 June 2012; updated 19 July 2012)
27 June 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £1,001.08 net, for June 2012. Hours: 17 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2012)
27 July 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for July 2012. Hours: 17 hrs. (Registered 20 August 2012)
24 August 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for August 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 14 September 2012)
27 September 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for September 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 October 2012)
26 October 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for October 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 20 November 2012)
27 November 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for November 2012. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2012)
21 December 2012, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for December 2012. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 11 January 2013)
27 February 2013, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for February 2013. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 25 March 2013)
25 January 2013, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for January 2013. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2013)
27 March 2013, received payment of £6,250 gross, £3,347.08 net, for March 2013. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2013)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Barrister at Law.
11. Miscellaneous
Chairman of Payment Protection Product Ltd; company providing income support for unemployed people through a payment waiver. I receive no fees and have a shareholding below the registrable threshold.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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)1 | £8,158 (291st)2 | £7,109 (338th)3 | £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 (168th) | £154,113 (198th) | £126,494 (502nd) | £129,830 | £109,670 (551st) | £116,446 (383rd) | £111,417 (366th) | £72,549 (571st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,168 (171st). Rail £4,660 (198th). Other: European £383 (109th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,097 (287th). Rail £3,873 (245th). Other: European £1,188 (40th).
3 Car £3,425 (288th). Rail £2,756 (277th). Other £928 (25th).