An interesting day.
It began with a run and breakfast with my youngest daughter, both of which got me off to a flying start.
Into my office, where I dealt with correspondence, casework, a comment piece for a local paper and my speech, delivered this evening.
The Party leaders had gone north to fight for the UK, leaving it to the second eleven to thrash it out at PMQs. William Hague was superb, as always.
I was in the Chamber for the main debate of the day on Ukraine, Middle East, N Africa and security.
With more than 50 MPs down to speak, I left at 1400 to attend my Efra select committee, which was taking oral evidence from the new Secretary of State, Elizabeth Truss. We asked her about fracking, the controversial was of recovering shale gas by hydraulic fracturing.
Many of us are still not clear on the implications of this and many questions are being asked, not least about the environmental risks it poses. Ms Truss did admirably on her first outing in front of the committee and, accompanied by two senior member of the Environment Agency, went a long way to dispel the many fears on this form of extracting gas.
When it was over, I rushed to the Green to be interviewed by BBC SW on Europe, before returning to the Chamber to take my place in the speaking queue.
I was called after 1800 when the Speaker reduced speeches to three minutes. My speech is on the website should anyone want to read it.
Back to my office to work well into the evening and then home to Dorset.