I am proud to be supporting the Generation Sea pledge to protect our oceans from plastic pollution, climate change and sewage contamination, whilst allowing sea life to flourish.

It was great to attend a reception to celebrate the impact of World Book Day, which was held this year on the 7th March 2019, including in schools across our area.

I was pleased to attend a drop-in for the Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages children aged 4-11 to read six library books during their summer holiday.

I signed the ‘UK Steel Charter’, alongside the Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP, who signed it on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

I recently went to pledge my support, alongside many of my colleagues, as well as healthcare professionals, to help prevent deaths from opioid overdoses.

In addition to my recent meeting with the Police Federation, I also attended a drop-in held by the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO). NARPO represents nearly 90,000 former police officers of all ranks, together with their widows, widowers and former partners.

As a keen cricketer myself, I was excited to go along to a parliamentary reception to celebrate the forthcoming bumper ‘Summer of Cricket’.

I was pleased to meet with the Police Federation recently to discuss some of the challenges and issues our frontline police officers face in their daily work.

Frustratingly, we waste roughly £1 billion a year of taxpayers’ money on clearing up litter - money which would be much better spent on our schools, NHS, and having more police out on the beat, catching criminals and deterring crime.

I recently went along to support WWF’s campaign for ‘Earth Hour 2019’. They work tirelessly towards encouraging global action that will protect our planet, and their work is vital!