I would like to update the House on the situation in Hong Kong. As all Members will know, Hong Kong’s historic success was built on its autonomy, its freedoms and the remarkable resourcefulness and determination of its people.

The day after the weekend, which saw chaos at two beauty spots, Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. Other coastal locations in Dorset suffered similarly from an invasion of people, many from London.

Businesses that were not eligible for Government funding through previous COVID related financial support schemes are being invited to apply for business support funding through the discretionary grant fund, from lunchtime today, Monday 1 June until the closing date on 14 June.

The sun has not stopped shining, which is causing its own problems, not least by attracting thousands of people to beauty-spots such as Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. The problem was exacerbated this weekend by three reckless people jumping off the rocks at Durdle Door.

Our regular weekly update with Dorset Council lasted more than an hour this morning.

Dear Colleague,

Our economic response to coronavirus was designed to keep people in work, protect people’s incomes, and support businesses, all to give us the best chance of recovering quickly as the economy reopens.

“ARMAGEDDON”.

That was the description given to me by a senior office, with more than 30 years’ experience in the fire service, who I met at the incident control point late on Monday last week.

By then, he and scores of firefighters had been combating the fire since midday.

The Government has updated its guidance admission to ticketed gardens and other outdoor spaces. We have therefore started the process of reopening some of our pay-for-entry gardens and outdoor estates in England and Northern Ireland for members and visitors.

Another sunny day. I first had a chat to the Sun's new defence correspondent, Jerome Starkey. He's been a foreign correspondent for many years and was most interesting to talk to. Emails continued to come in on the Cummings' affair and I put my reply on the website.

The Sandbanks chain ferry is scheduled to resume service on Wednesday 17 June. The service is planned to commence at 07:00 hours from Sandbanks, with 3 crossings per hour in each direction as usual until 23:10 hours from Studland.