I was delighted to hear that Evesham has been put forward in the search for England’s hidden gems!

On Friday whilst in the constituency I also had the opportunity to visit members of the AAmplitude team, a local provider of Electronic Outcomes and Clinical Referral Systems. 

On Friday afternoon I had the please of visiting Gloverspiece Minifarm School near Droitwich Spa, where I joined pupils and parents for the end of year celebrations. It was a wonderful occasion enjoyed by all.

We have had a bumper sporting weekend, with the Wimbledon finals, the BritishGP at Silverstone and of course the England Cricket team winning the ICC Cricket World Cup!

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of watching the magnificent display of fireworks at the annual Evesham River Festival on the River Avon, alongside Evesham's Mayor, Mark Goodge.

This morning I was pleased to join local environmental campaigner David Train as well as parents, governors and children at Fladbury First School and raise two flags to help increase awareness about climate change.

Earlier this week I attended the Alzheimer's Society event at Parliament to talk to dementia suffers about how it impacts their lives.

Progress is certainly being made but I know there's more we can do, so I'm proud to support their campaign to #FixDementiaCare.

Yesterday I had another opportunity to ask the Prisons Minister, Robert Buckland QC, what he and the Government was doing to help support local voluntary organisations and charities who themselves help former prisoners get back on their feet and reduce the rate of re-offending. 

During Questions to my Ministry of Justice colleagues yesterday, I asked the Prisons Minister to join me in thanking the prison officers and all staff on the estate of HMP Long Lartin for all that they do.

I have received many emails from constituents regarding last night's votes on the Northern Ireland (Executive) Bill, and I want to take this opportunity to set out my position and the reasoning behind how I voted.