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Division Votes
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Edward Leigh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Edward Leigh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342

Speeches
Edward Leigh speeches from: Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (98 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Edward Leigh speeches from: Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment Edward Leigh contributed 5 speeches (1,235 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Edward Leigh speeches from: Asylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal Activity Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (114 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office
Edward Leigh speeches from: Middle East Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (102 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Edward Leigh speeches from: Freedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign Policy Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (1,114 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Edward Leigh speeches from: Afghanistan Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (92 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence
Edward Leigh speeches from: SEND Provision: South-east England Edward Leigh contributed 5 speeches (104 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education
Edward Leigh speeches from: Women and Girls with Autism: Mental Health Support Edward Leigh contributed 1 speech (62 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care
Edward Leigh speeches from: Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Edward Leigh contributed 4 speeches (1,667 words) Report stage Friday 11th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office

Written Answers
Colombia: Human Rights Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough) Thursday 17th July 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart on the forced disappearance of eight people in Guaviare Department on 4 and 5 April 2025; and whether he has had discussions with that counterpart on investigations into those disappearances. Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We are concerned at the increasing rate of violence in Colombia, including the killing of eight social leaders in Guaviare. We work closely with the Attorney General's Office and Colombian authorities who are investigating the killings, and through our peace programme, we are working to support the Colombian government to tackle the root causes of violence to prevent such attacks. Our Embassy in Bogotá regularly engages with the local government, the church, victims, and ex-combatants in Guaviare. At the Human Rights Council and UN Security Council, we regularly call for greater protection of social and community leaders and to secure lasting peace by implementing the 2016 Peace Agreement. Through the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund, the UK supports projects to reduce violence and improve security in the department of Guaviare.

Written Answers

Colombia: Human Rights
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Thursday 17th July 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart on the forced disappearance of eight people in Guaviare Department on 4 and 5 April 2025; and whether he has had discussions with that counterpart on investigations into those disappearances.

Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are concerned at the increasing rate of violence in Colombia, including the killing of eight social leaders in Guaviare. We work closely with the Attorney General's Office and Colombian authorities who are investigating the killings, and through our peace programme, we are working to support the Colombian government to tackle the root causes of violence to prevent such attacks. Our Embassy in Bogotá regularly engages with the local government, the church, victims, and ex-combatants in Guaviare. At the Human Rights Council and UN Security Council, we regularly call for greater protection of social and community leaders and to secure lasting peace by implementing the 2016 Peace Agreement. Through the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund, the UK supports projects to reduce violence and improve security in the department of Guaviare.

Early Day Motions Signed
Tuesday 22nd July Edward Leigh signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 35th anniversary of the murder of Ian Gow MP 7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) That this House recalls with deep sorrow, this 35 years ago, the cowardly murder of Ian Gow, the then hon. Member for Eastbourne, a former Minister of The Crown and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, when, in the early hours of 30 July 1990, a …
Tuesday 22nd July Edward Leigh signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Consequences of the Equality Act 2010 7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) That this House notes with deep concern the damaging implications of the Equality Act 2010; highlights that equality under the law already existed prior to 2010; recognises the Equality Act 2010 as an imposition of constitutional codification over traditional common law protections; acknowledges that racial discrimination cases have tripled between …
Tuesday 22nd July Edward Leigh signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Historic County Flags Day 2025 7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) That this House celebrates Historic County Flags Day on Wednesday 23 July 2025; expresses immense pride in seeing the flag of each and every historic county flown in Parliament Square this week to mark the occasion; recognises that the historic counties of the UK continue to play an important part …

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Parliamentary Debates
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment 116 speeches (35,223 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh); I am sure those in authority will have listened carefully - Link to Speech 2: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), all I would say is that this matter is very close - Link to Speech 3: Martin Vickers (Con - Brigg and Immingham) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) in respect of a public inquiry for Sir David? - Link to Speech 4: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), the family were petitioned to work within Lord - Link to Speech 5: Anna McMorrin (Lab - Cardiff North) Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), paid an emotional tribute to Sir David Amess, as did the - Link to Speech
Freedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign Policy 43 speeches (13,464 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) for highlighting the issue of what is happening - Link to Speech 2: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) mentioned the awful situation in Taybeh in the west bank. - Link to Speech
Westminster Hall 0 speeches (None words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill 49 speeches (9,883 words) Report stage Friday 11th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), I thought that I had under-egged the pudding a - Link to Speech 2: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) said on Report, there is a danger that bringing - Link to Speech 3: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), and by the shadow Minister, the hon. - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 17th July 2025 Report - Restoration and Renewal: Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee Found: Hon Nigel Evans MP (Chair) (until May 2024) 2/2 Wera Hobhouse MP (until May 2024) 1/2 Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh
Thursday 17th July 2025 Report - Restoration and Renewal Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee Found: Hon Nigel Evans MP (Chair) (until May 2024) 2/2 Wera Hobhouse MP (until May 2024) 1/2 Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh
Wednesday 16th July 2025 Minutes and decisions - R&R Programme Board minutes - 17 June 2025 Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee Found: Danielle Nash (Client Team) Steve Hails Andy Piper (Delivery Authority) (for Items 3 and 4) Sir Edward Leigh

Bill Documents
May. 29 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: will not happen”.58 Other MPs from opposition parties agreed with him on this point.59 Sir Edward Leigh