MARCH 2019 was always due to be a significant month and while we did not leave the EU on March 29 as had been planned, it was still a month dominated by Brexit.

In the weeks since my last column: an extension to Article 50 was agreed, another vote on the Withdrawal Agreement took place and backbenchers took control of parliamentary business to hold indicative votes on how to proceed with Brexit.

An extension to Article 50 until October has now been agreed and the Government is engaging with Jeremy Corbyn to try and reach consensus on a deal.

I have endeavoured to post statements outlining my views in the wake of significant developments and would encourage any interested readers to check my website or social media pages for these updates.

This month I led a Westminster Hall debate on puppy smuggling and was joined by MPs from across the House in calling for more action. Minister David Rutley gave an encouraging response in which he agreed to explore some of my policy recommendations.

I also received a positive response from Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State for Transport, after I asked him in the Chamber about further improvements to the A46.

Other issues I raised in Parliament this month include gender pay equality and the benefits of tourism to the UK.

Elsewhere in Westminster, I joined my fellow Worcestershire MPs for a meeting with Schools Minister Nick Gibb about funding, met with Midlands Connect to talk about how to unlock our region’s potential, welcomed the Hartlebury Women’s Institute to Parliament and attended a series of events as part of English Tourism Week.

I also participated in a number of Delegated Legislation Committee sessions which scrutinise proposed legislation.

Events are moving at a very fast pace here in Parliament and I hope that by the time I write my next column, we will have agreed a clear route forward on the Brexit process and turned our focus back to the many other domestic issues I know my constituents are concerned about.