Back to the bear pit, otherwise known as the Commons. A meeting about proposed local boundary changes in Purbeck prevented me from leaving for London too early. Cllrs Barry Quinn and Gary Suttle, my assistant, Suzy, and I sat down to discuss their concerns and how I'd get them across at a Committee Meeting next week. Unusually, I have managed to secure a debate which will look at the Cllrs' case. They are unhappy with the Local Boundary Commission's proposals to enlarge the Wool Ward. They're also unhappy at the way it was all done, with the LBC not really taking their points on board. This is not front page news, but it is important for residents to be properly and locally represented and that's what the cllrs are battling for. Headed to London at about 1pm in the end and had a clear run in. A number of debates in the Chamber on our first day back, including one on having more women on company boards and another on more EU issues! The day ended with a backbench business debate on tax avoidance by big multi-nationals, like Amazon. Meanwhile, I caught up with a myriad of things in the office, dictating a number of letters on a range of issues, including offshore wind farms and the Portland SAR helicopter, which we continue to fight for. Cameron and Clegg renewed their vows in front of the assembled media, which was light on substance. Some critics have said they should have stuck to their main theme to get the deficit down and I agree. Instead, they wandered off down several paths, with some policies unlikely to see the light of day until after the next election.