During my over 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Northampton North I have been a consistent and ardent campaigner against the blight of potholes. Potholes are of course a huge nuisance and safety hazard for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

On Wednesday 12th June in my capacity as Transport Minister I visited the launch of the new exhibition ‘Driverless: Who is in control?’ at the National Science Museum.

On Thursday 13th June I visited a school which operates a Bikeability scheme teaching young children how to be safe riding a bike.

On Tuesday, 6th June 1944 over 100,000 Allied personnel (British, American, Canadian and French soldiers and many more) landed on the beaches of Normandy in what was a significant step in liberating Western Europe from Nazi occupation.

I thought it might be of interest to readers to have an insight into my diary and to see what happens in an average day as MP for Northampton North and a Government Minister.

Last week, on my first full official day as the Transport Minister, I launched Bike Week, my first public engagement in my new position.

On Thursday, 7th June I travelled to Merseyside, in my first ministerial visit outside London as Transport Minister, to promote the use of environmentally friendly fuel.

During the afternoon of Thursday, 23rd May 2019, I was summoned to Number 10 Downing Street and told by the Prime Minister that she was promoting me to the rank of Minister of State and asking me to transfer from the Culture Department to serve as the No 2 at the Department for Transport – making

The Queen Eleanor Cross in Northampton is an extremely important 13th Century monument of British history which has been in need of specialist renovation for some time. It last had significant work done in 1984.

On Friday, 24th May I was delighted to officially open the new Daventry Library in its new location in St John’s Square in Daventry town centre.