This year, English Tourism Week was held between Saturday 17th March to Sunday 25th March and as the Minister for Tourism I was at the forefront of efforts to promote our country’s thriving tourism sector.

On Friday, 23rd March I officially opened a new Vision Express store located inside the Tesco in the Weston Favell Shopping centre.

On Friday, 23rd March 2018 I visited Brookside Day Centre, located in the town centre, which is an impressive premises supporting adults with learning difficulties.

I was invited by the Northampton Bangladeshi community to recently attend a reception in the House of Commons to mark the 47th anniversary of Bangladeshi independence and the positive state of UK-Bangladesh relations.

On Thursday, 22nd March I once again answered questions from the Despatch Box in the House of Commons in my role as Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism.

In the last fortnight I was delighted to support – both in my role as Member of Parliament for Northampton North and as Arts Minister – seven pupils from Northampton School for Boys at the ‘Move It’ Dance Festival at the Excel Centre in London.

In my role as Minister for Heritage, I recently granted protected heritage status to two mosques in London by listing them as Grade II listed buildings – a decision which attracted national media coverage.

There has been false information about this issue from the Labour Party and I am pleased to be able to give the real news on the subject.

Whilst the Labour Party have claimed that many children will be losing their free school meals, this is simply false.

On 9th March 2018 I was invited by Spencer Contact, a charity which provides furniture and household essentials to those most in need, to reopen their new substantial premises in Northampton.

In the last fortnight I attended the Community Security Trust’s annual dinner.