About Edward Leigh

Edward Leigh represents the people who live in Gainsborough, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Gainsborough

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Also represented Gainsborough and Horncastle

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @EdwardLeighMP
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Father of the House of Commons (since 4 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) ( 2 Nov 1990 to 27 May 1993)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Marcus Kimball
• Harry Crookshank
• Richard Winfrey
• John Molson
• George Bentham
• Alexander Renton
• Seymour Ormsby-Gore
• Emerson Bainbridge
• Joseph Bennett
• Henry Eyre
• Joseph Bennett

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Bus Services (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• Chairman, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Chairman, Bus Services No. 2 Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee (2 out of 10)
• Chairman, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (4 out of 14)
• Chairman, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Elections Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Chairman, Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Chairman, Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill Committee Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (6 out of 14)
• Chairman, Trade Union Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Chairman, Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (4 out of 9)
• 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, Energy Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (9 out of 18)
• 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)