The Prime Minister has this week triggered Article 50, beginning the process of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.

I was pleased to secure a debate in the House of Commons to discuss hare coursing and rural policing.

On Friday, I brought the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill to the House of Commons for its Second Reading.

The launch of today’s consultation on upgrades to the A303 at Stonehenge, including a bypass for Winterbourne Stoke, is very welcome news. 

Last month I was delighted to welcome Salisbury sixth form student Nancy Hawthorn to Parliament for work experience. At the end of her week Nancy wrote about her experience and what it was like to work in my Westminster office.

I was shocked to learn when speaking with the charity Guide Dogs how often blind people miss their stop because they do not know where they are. In fact 7 in 10 passengers with sight loss have been forgotten on a bus as they missed their stop and were unable to know where on the route they were.

Like all Conservatives I share a deep conviction in the transformational role a high quality education can play in changing an individual’s life chances.

ON Monday, I was glad to meet some of my newest constituents and extend a warm welcome to Salisbury.

The Abbara family have travelled to Wiltshire from Syria with support from the UK Government.

I WAS pleased on Friday to meet with the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Economic Regeneration for Wiltshire and to reinforce how critical it is that Salisbury’s strategic projects are at the top of the LEP’s plans.

A TUMULTUOUS two weeks in Westminster has ended with the appointment of a new Prime Minister, Theresa May.

I am pleased that the process of selecting a leader and Prime Minister has been able to end early, providing businesses and households with much-needed confidence.