Good news from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs this week relating to an issue that I know many people have had concerns about. The Government has published a draft Bill about animal welfare which gives explicit recognition of animal sentience in UK law.

The House of Commons is now half way through the current stage of the EU Withdrawal Bill and it does continue to dominate proceedings here, touching on so many different policy areas.

Throughout my time as an MP so far I have always tried to avoid being a part of the ‘Westminster Bubble’.

Yeovil and South Somerset MP Marcus Fysh has welcomed a Budget that scraps Stamp Duty for first time homebuyers amongst a raft of measures to support families in their everyday lives. There is also a commitment to an immediate increase in investment in the NHS.

Throughout my time as an MP so far I have always tried to avoid being a part of the ‘Westminster Bubble’.

At the time of writing we are about to start eight days of debate of the European Union Withdrawal Bill and it has become a very technical and weighty piece of legislation.

Good news this week as Highways England has announced the preferred route for the dualling of the A303 between Sparkford and Ilchester.

Last week I attended a South West Growth Summit put on by our Local Enterprise Partnership in Exeter and I would like to start by saying thanks to everyone involved for what was a very positive event.

Marcus Fysh MP has welcomed the news that the Boundary Commission for England has adopted his proposal to change the name of the constituency to Yeovil and South Somerset. In addition to submitting the proposal to the Commission, Marcus ran a petition to show support from local residents.

Marcus Fysh MP led a debate in Parliament on Thursday 19 October entitled, ‘The Government's review of defence capability’ and also highlighted helicopter manufacturing and operations here in South Somerset.