Monday 13th January – 10,295 steps  Start the week meeting with the Back in Time restaurant in Chelmsford. This is a very popular local venue. Many customers and the restaurant owner have written to me concerned by the property owner’s planning application to develop the building into flats.

With the dust settling after the December election and the New Year recess now over, MPs have returned to the House of Commons.

Tuesday, 7th January - steps 8,920  On the train to London for the first day of the new parliament term thinking about the year ahead.  I know it’s going to be a busy time and I think about how to stay focused on big picture issues.  I re-read the statement on One Nation Conservative Values which

Chelmsford is a wonderful city.  It is a deep honour to have been re-elected as your Member of Parliament to represent the people of Chelmsford.  

As election day draws closer, it's been good to talk to residents and listen hard to their concerns... 

Voting is underway with the first batch of Postal Votes arriving at homes across Chelmsford:

Great to pop into "Outstanding" rated Tanglewood Nursery School and hear about the funding that I managed to get approved, and, importantly, what they are up to for the Children In Need Appeal!

Listen to my five point plan for Chelmsford to hear how we can make our city a better place to live.