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This morning I volunteered with Jenny French and her brilliant team at East Elmbridge Foodbank, delivering parcels to some of the most vulnerable in our community during the Coronavirus pandemic.

I was encouraged to hear that Surrey will benefit from £19.2 million of new funding to reduce the transmission of Coronavirus in care homes.

Last week, the government announced that Surrey will receive £33.5 million in 2020/21 to maintain our local roads and repair potholes.

I had a valuable discussion today with Dr Claire Fuller, the Senior Responsible Officer at Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, about the local response to Coronavirus.

The 75th anniversary of VE Day is a historic moment for our country. It is an opportunity to remember the heroism and sacrifice of the generation who served in the Second World War, whether in combat or on the home front.

I am grateful to Annie Emmins from The Besom in Elmbridge for inviting me to help out with the charity’s home delivery service today.

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to present us with one of the biggest challenges we have faced as a country in decades.

I am grateful to Dr Richard Strickland and Dr Ash Kapoor for inviting me down to the local Covid-19 ‘Hot Hub’ at Giggs Hill surgery this morning. I saw the facility (while observing social distancing).

Following the serious flooding that affected some parts of the country over the winter, the government announced an independent review into flood insurance. Further details of this review have been published this week.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a vital charity which provides palliative and respite care to children from across London and Surrey, including Elmbridge.