After an early morning run and a busy morning, I watched PMQs on my office TV. The Opposition leader latched on to a Christmas party last year at No 10 which he claimed broke the rules then in place. At 1345, I entered CR19 for a private session of our European Select Committee. The meeting did not last long, but was interesting as they always are. Then I had some delegated legislation to attend to in CR9, which again did not take long. With our Chief Fire Officer worried about the lack of funds, I followed up on my promise to lobby Michael Gove, who I tracked down in the Division Lobby. As always, he was helpful and accommodating and we are now in the process of setting up a virtual meeting. Next to lobby was Chris Heaton-Harris, who is the trains' minister. I and my neighbour Chris Loder have been campaigning hard to get the Dorchester line north linked to the Salisbury line by laying some new track on an existing bed of about 200m to the SE of Yeovil Junction. This relatively simple investment would give greater access to my constituency, especially from London. Meanwhile, the government promised more help for disabled people to adapt their homes, under plans to improve social care services in England. A policy paper said additional support, alongside a new service for small repairs, would help people receive care in their own home for longer. More investment in technologies such as motion alarms was also promised. The proposals have been detailed in a new long-term strategy paper for improving care services over the next decade. The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, said there was no need to call off Christmas parties despite the emergence of the Omicron variant as he urged people to get a booster jab to fight Covid. Mr Javid said people should consider measures such as taking Covid tests or wearing face masks when socialising. But NHS Providers said some NHS trusts had asked staff "not to mix in big groups" in the run-up to Christmas. We really must not reach for the lever marked 'panic' and turn the clock back as the country gets back to normal. The consequences of three lock-downs are already evident to see and I sincerely hope we never head down that path ever again. In America, the US Supreme Court appeared poised to accept a Mississippi law that would bar abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. And, finally, some of those who lost power due to Storm Arwen would have to wait at least two more days to be reconnected, electricity companies said.