I was very pleased to chair a meeting, arranged by the Federation of Small Businesses, to discuss the impact of the temporary closure of Ashford High Street.

I was pleased to be able to open the recently completed landscaped gardens at the London Square development in Staines Upon Thames.

This is an impressive £120m regeneration project, where a flourishing new community is now living.

It was great to visit Spirit Energy HQ in Staines.

I was pleased to visit Primark in Staines to meet some of its enthusiastic and dedicated staff, and discuss the challenges that Britain’s high streets face.

I was delighted to be able to meet apprentices from Spelthorne working at the airport, and to visit the control tower.

I was pleased to visit the Halifax Bank branch in Staines High Street to see first-hand the actions employees are undertaking to combat financial fraud and to protect constituents from financial scams.

Once again the Spelthorne Business Plan Competition inspired some fantastic entries. The six best were invited to present their business plan to a panel of expert judges at the final, held at BP in Sunbury.

I was delighted to attend a reception for Acquired Brain Injury survivors organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

The aim of the event was to raise awareness of ABI, and the need to improve neurorehabilitation services across the UK. 

I held a very constructive discussion with Surrey Wildlife Trust about impact of new developments on wildlife and green space, and how the government's current ambitions for the Environment Act would work 'on the ground'.

I was delighted to visit AMETEK’s facility in Sunbury and meet the teams who are contributing to various aircraft programmes such as the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 and Airbus A350.