Up early in time to knock off several constituency letters before heading to London for another week. Wheels rolling at 0915 saw me at my desk at 1220, and that's a good run! At 1300 I and my assistant went down to Committee Room 6 to meet more than 30 members of our Association, who had come to London for a Commons' tour. Suitably briefed and brimming with historical facts, they all came in and sat down on the committee chairs. We then had a fun hour or so together, as I fielded questions on the workings of Parliament. The inquiries were far-ranging and not just on constitutional matters. Afterwards, we walked to Westminster Hall for the obligatory photograph. Then most of the party wanted to go into the gallery to listen to Home Office questions for an hour before they all had to leave on their coach. Others headed to the gift shop. These visits are interesting and something that I can offer as an MP to my constituents without being accused of any wrong-doing. Many constituents have taken up this opportunity and anyone wishing to participate only has to call my office on 0207 219 7051 to make further inquiries. Later in the afternoon, I attended one of the regular meetings of all the MPs in the south west, now headed by the former chief whip Mark Harper. It's a useful and powerful organisation as there are over 50 of us, without whom the Conservatives would not be the Government. Today we discussed transport issues and once again I plugged my plans for faster trains to Weymouth, which would benefit all constituencies on the Salisbury line, including those in Devon. A lot more work has to be done before this comes to fruition, but laying the foundations is important and both DCC and the LEP are heavily involved, too. Voting came earlier than expected and I headed home at about 1930.