An early morning run on a chilly morning and into the Commons. Routine matters until about 1030 when I met up with a handful of students from the Quest college in London. My son had done there and I was more than happy to oblige. They were aged 16-17 and were studying politics, among other subjects. They were a charming team and I explained how the Commons worked for about 20 minutes before they headed off on a guided tour. The EU Withdrawal Bill was going through its Report Stage and my Whip asked me to pop into the Chamber to support the Government, which I was more than happy to do. My colleague John Redwood was speaking eminent sense, as always, and I intervened on him once. Afterwards, a number of Dorset MPs took the chief executive of the Tri-Council, Matt Prosser, to tea in the Pugin Room. We chatted about the shake-up of local government which will see two unitaries being formed in Dorset. Votes at 1900 and then out to supper with wife and daughter.