Making my debut as a Minister at the House of Commons despatch box, I respond on behalf of the Government to the many excellent and moving contributions from all parts of the House on Holocaust Memorial Day 2018. The event is held next Saturday - January 27.

In Foreign Office Questions I draw the Foreign Secretary's attention to the plight of tigers in Laos. A year after the Laos Government said it would ban the practice of tiger farming the trade is still flourishing.

Prime Minister Theresa May gives a very positive response to my question about the need for more appropriate changing rooms for the profoundly disabled.

In the debate about the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill, I speak in support of the current review of parliamentary seats by the Boundary Commission.

My contribution to the debate on the 2017 Budget welcoming the percentage reduction in the UK's debt. Finally, we can see through to the time when the country will stop borrowing and live within its means again.

I argue for more infrastructure spending in the North of England to improve transport networks and unlock the region's economic potential

I speak in support of Steve Reed's Private Member's Bill - The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill - which introduces safeguards for people being treated in mental health units and specifically about the use of force in them.

Speaking in a Commons debate about Armed Forces Pay, I stress to the Minister the importance of the Armed Forces Covenant in making sure servicemen and women are not disadvantaged because of their Service.

I spoke in favour of the continued roll-out of Universal Credit, the Government's simplification of the benefits system which aims to help people back into work.

I speak in a Westminster Hall debate on Foreign Direct Investment in the UK 2016-17, explaining why Britain continues to attract foreign investors after the vote to leave the EU last year.