Rt. Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP's speech to Westminster Hall on Tuesday, 5th Febraury 2019 regarding the closure of RAF Scampton and the location of the Red Arrows

Policing Minister Nick Hurd has confirmed to Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, that the government will boost funding for Lincolnshire Police in response to pressure from local Conservative MPs.

Sir Edward Leigh, the long-serving Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has written to the Chief Executive Officer of Santander Bank, Mr. Nathan Bostock, requesting that he reconsiders the proposed closure of the bank’s branch in Market Street, Gainsborough. He wrote:

Four projects, involved in the space industry, food sector, and the development of high-speed rail, are to form the new and innovative East Midlands Manufacturing Zones, announced by the Communities Secretary Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP announced last week.

Today, the Prime Minister launched the Long Term Plan for the NHS – a historic moment for patients throughout the Gainsborough and across the country.

The Queen has been pleased to approve that Sir Edward Leigh MP, Philip Dunne MP and Sir Roger Gale MP be sworn of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council. -- HM Government (link)

Sir Edward Leigh commented:

Sir Edward Leigh MP has welcomed the Government’s plan for a new single, skills-based immigration system, which marks the end of free movement once and for all.

Sir Edward Leigh commented:

A new proposal for a temporary Commons chamber during renovations to the Palace of Westminster would be more environmentally friendly, better value for money, and make better use of the limited space at hand than the current plan of the Restoration & Renewal Programme.

Figures released today show wages have risen at their fastest pace in ten years as employment reaches a record high, with nearly 32.5 million people currently in employment in total.