It is really encouraging to see proposals for a brand new £9 million GP super-surgery on the old Prestbury Day Care Centre on Prestbury Road.

Earlier this year, with my wife, family and friends I visited Normandy to see some of the beaches and bridges which were so important in 1944 when the Allied troops invaded. Today, on 6th June, D-Day, I pay tribute to those brave people who took part in that invasion.

I was very pleased to plant a tree at Puckrup in celebration of 100 years of the Hilton Hotel brand. Congratulations to all the staff who work there.

Theresa May is to resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 7th June. She will remain as Prime Minister until the Party elects a new leader, through a process which will begin on 10th June.

I recently chaired a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Racing with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). I chaired a further meeting with the BHA, attended by the new Chairman of the BHA, AnneMarie Phelps, to discuss animal welfare.

I led a debate on banning non-stun slaughter of animals, an issue which is of great concern to me personally, but also to my constituents and the wider public.

I held a very useful meeting with the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, and Headteachers from across the Tewkesbury constituency to discuss school funding.

I raised the worrying statistics on the number of horses and riders which have been killed or injured on roads during the last year with the Transport Secretary.

I held a very useful meeting with Housing Minister Kit Malthouse to discuss changing building regulations to ensure that new buildings are self-sufficient in electricity. His response was encouraging and he is to have further discussions in government about this.

I welcome that the Government will be consulting on imposing higher standards on utility firms in order to prevent potholes.