On Wednesday 2 March 2016 I visited the Cheshire Food Day where I met farmers, small businesses and food and drink producers based in Cheshire to discuss issues they are currently facing, and sample their local produce.

The Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service held a very valuable day on the 23 February 2016  to raise awareness of their services to promote health and well being.  There was a multiple choice questionnaire and I  was delighted to be informed that I had won a First Aid kit grab bag. The picture shows Sally presenting me with the

Many constituents who are WHG tenants contacted me to say they had received demands for substantial increases in the fees charged for garages and car parking spaces. These increases have been imposed at very short notice, giving my constituents little time to be able to find the money to pay. In some cases, annual charges

The Science & Technology Committee  visited the Large Hadron Collider at the research facility in Cern.

On Wednesday 24 February 2016 I sponsored an exciting experiments event in Westminster to mark the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

I attended a welcome reception for the delegation from Mongolia, which was led by Mr Amarjargal Rinchinnyam, the former Prime Minister of Mongolia. He served as Prime Minister from 1999-2000, and was previously Foreign Minister. He was attending Parliament as a guest of the British Group Interparliamentary Union on Monday 22nd February 2016.

The 4th report from the Science & Technology Committee is now available to read here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/468/46802.htm

I visited the Inmarsat HQ in Old Street, London on the 22 February 2016 as part of the Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship. Inmarsat was established in 1979 and has become an industry leader and pioneer of mobile and satellite communications. Inmarsat is working to examine the business model of affordability, providing connectivity to remote