For most of the time I have been Ashford’s MP the Ambulance Service has been the part of the NHS about which there has been the fewest complaints.

The seemingly never-ending debate about alternatives to Operation Stack has been brought into sharp focus by Brexit.

Two different publications which have landed on my desk this week give the up-to date picture of housing both in Ashford itself, and in comparison with the rest of the country.

English Tourism Week has become an increasingly important feature of the calendar at this time of year, marking the start of the domestic tourism season, and allowing us to celebrate the many different types of attraction that are available in Kent.

Among the obvious victims of the unexpected (and unwelcome) March burst of freezing weather has been the road surfaces across Kent. Mainly on minor roads, but also to some extent on the motorways, there are now potholes galore. A number of people have been on to me about this.

All this week we have been marking National Apprenticeship Week, which is really important in raising awareness of apprenticeships not just among young people (and some older workers) but also among employers.

It may seem as though the debate over where London’s next airport runway should be does not have much immediate relevance for businesses in Kent, but a presentation by Heathrow at the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce in Ashford revealed that businesses based here have strong views.

This month has seen World Cancer Day, which is used to raise the profile of the effects of the various forms of this terrible disease. I have been looking at how Ashford performs in various ways of helping to prevent cancer.

Last Friday the MP for Ashford Damian Green hosted his first Jobs Fair at Ashford College, which was attended by more than 100 people.  

The Jos Fair hosted a wide- range of employers from John Lewis to Kent Police, HR GO and The National Citizens Service.

This is the week when I must pay tribute to my predecessor as Ashford’s MP, Sir Keith Speed, who died recently.