Since the planned reorganisation of local authorities in Northamptonshire was announced I have been clear that Northampton’s ancient heritage, customs and traditions must be protected.

On Friday, 3rd May I represented the United Kingdom at a special meeting of the EU Ministers of Culture, hosted in Paris, designed to discuss how we can work together to safeguard Europe’s cultural heritage.

In the last fortnight I attended a meeting with Northamptonshire MPs and local church leaders.

On Thursday, 2nd May I went to the launch of the ‘Start-ups in London Libraries’ initiative.

On Friday, 10th May I met around 100 students at Kingsthorpe College. I was invited by the school and the National Citizen Service (NCS), a hugely successful and popular scheme which helps 15 and 17-year-olds make new friends, improve their confidence and acquire important life skills.

I have recently reached the milestone of 2,000 likes on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelEllisNorthampton/.

On Saturday, 27th April I visited our brilliant local theatre - the Royal & Derngate Theatre on the Guildhall Road in Northampton.

Ensuring that young people have a first-rate education has always been a priority for me. This is why I have visited every school in my constituency of Northampton North a number of times.

In recent weeks much has been said about the issue of climate change, with the vast majority of media coverage claiming a lack of action on politicians’ part and I would like to put on the record the positive progress being made by this Government and this country.

Recently I again took questions from my parliamentary colleagues from the despatch box in the House of Commons during one of the regular Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) question sessions.