We have two important local consultations coming up over the summer which I would encourage residents to participate in.

Tomorrow, Friday 28th June, is National Care Home Day and I am looking forward to my visit to Grovelands in Yeovil and a meeting with Somerset Care.

On Tuesday of this week the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee of which I am a member published a report aimed at better diagnosis, treatment and support of people suffering from eating disorders.

Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh today called for urgent action from the Government on eating disorders following the publication of a report called ‘Ignoring the Alarms follow-up: Too many avoidable deaths from eating disorders’, by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.

There’s plenty to report on from Westminster and beyond this week but I would like to start by saying how much my family and I enjoyed the Ilminster Midsummer Experience last weekend and to thank all of the wonderful organisers and volunteers who make it happen each year.

I have been back in London this week as the House of Commons starts its summer session. It could not have been a more high profile time as President Trump was in town on a state visit and in a few weeks’ time we will have a new Prime Minister.

Marcus paid tribute to Paddy Ashdown today at a memorial service in St Johns Church, Yeovil.

Since my last column in this paper we have had another set of elections, the Prime Minister has resigned and Somerset have won the One-Day Cup Final at Lords by six wickets.

On Monday I was a guest of the BBC at a screening of a new Panorama programme about social care, airing next week, in which the story of care in Somerset is centre stage.

This springtime a key part of my focus is on education and skills training having recently been elected Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Education, and I feel very positive about the opportunities that we can build on in Somerset.