I recently had a really productive meeting with Martin Tugwell, Programme Director at England's Economic Heartland and my two North Northamptonshire MP colleagues. We spoke about the importance of our road and rail infrastructure and in particular plans for improvements to some key roads and rail services in our area. Connectivity and ease of transport will be crucial to securing economic recovery in the months and years ahead, and is vital in the context of the considerable housing growth we are seeing, and so it is very important that we get any works right for the benefit of our whole community and secure further improvements for the years ahead.