Last month MPs from across the country came together to learn from Swadlincote as Sainsbury’s and I hosted a Waste less, Save more event in Westminster.

In October I had the pleasure of hosting a reception at The House of Commons to celebrate 25 years of The National Forest. What an enormous asset The National Forest is to South Derbyshire and the Midlands.

A few weeks ago I joined TV’s Dr Hilary Jones at an event at the House of Commons to celebrate the role of school milk in supporting childhood health.

Like so many of you the 11th of November and Remembrance Sunday means so much to me.

Last week I visited the headquarters of South Derbyshire staircase manufacturer TwoTwenty, it was great to see their entrepreneurial spirit in action.

On Friday 28th October I visited the Swadlincote based company ‘First Fence’ after they had recently won the 2016 Burton Mail Award for ‘Best Use of Innovation and Technology’.

We are leaving the EU because it is a good thing for our country in general and I do not believe agriculture will be adversely affected by Brexit.

When I moved here in the 1980s I wanted to become involved and part of the local community. I
became a local Councillor, attended events and played whatever part I could to help, something I have continued to do since becoming your MP in 2010.

On the 12th October I was honoured to accept an  award from the ‘Cream Awards’ which took place last month, the award was ‘Dairy Ambassador of the Year for 2016’.

This week Parliament returned from one of the busiest Conference seasons of recent years. I know some will see it as bias, but the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham really was the only one which set out a clear path and commitment to working for the people of the UK.