When a vacancy occurs I intend to stand for the office of Speaker. I would be a traditional speaker who does not speak much. Like a judge I would, by my conduct and dress, submerge my personality into the office. I would be rigidly impartial.

Many constituents have written in asking how I've voted in the numerous indicative votes that have been placed before us in the House of Commons recently.

Sir Edward Leigh MP has hailed the UK’s public finances as reaching a ‘turning point’ following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, with the independent economic outlook showing a ‘solid foundation on which to build Britain’s economic future’.

In the hope of ensuring we leave the European Union on time I have shared with Conservative colleagues and members of the DUP what I hope is a constructive proposal to break the current impasse on the proposed Withdrawal Agreement.

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: