I recently attended an event in Parliament hosted by the Energy Switch Guarantee where Which Switch? demonstrated how companies are making it simpler to switch energy supplier to help save the consumer money.

This morning, Jonathan McAlpin, Stephen Kelly and Richard Hogg of Manufacturing NI appeared before the Northern Ireland Select Committee to dicuss Bombardier, one of Northern Ireland’s largest employers.

The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling MP, has written to me and other South West MPs regarding the GWR rail franchise. The Government want to ensure that there are more seats, more trains, and faster and more frequent services throughout the South West, and in London.

Over the last couple of days the same, small group of people who tried to derail my re-adoption process just before the last General Election have decided to have another go at destroying my personal reputation and calling into question my professionalism in my relationships with other people.

I recently visited Warburtons Bakery’s site in Severnside to see how their local operation helps supply over 22,000 shops per day with fresh bread.

On Friday, I met with representatives from all sectors of Thales UK that operate from their Bristol sites to discuss how their South West business is expanding.

This week I met Janis Kong from Bristol Airport to discuss their exciting plans to expand capacity and deliver more jobs and investment for our region.

On Wednesday I joined my colleagues on the Northern Ireland Committee in questioning the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, to draw on his experience with a territory that shares a border with the European Union.

Yesterday, I joined motoring journalist Quentin Wilson and Fair Fuel UK campaigners in Parliament to urge the Government to cut the fuel duty in the upcoming Autumn budget.

Jack welcomed the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London and their exhibition on High Performance Handwear to Parliament this week to discuss how their trade has adapted over their nearly seven hundred year history and what opportunities they foresee for post Brexit trade.