Up early, a short stint in the office and then to London for another week. My first appointment was with the Weymouth Chamber of Commerce, whose members had come up for a tour of the House. Afterwards, we all met up in Westminster Hall for photographs, before retiring to a room we had booked for a Q&A session. They had brought several students from Weymouth College and they had plenty to ask. It was an interesting hour, with questions being fired on a number of topics. Next up, after a sandwich lunch at my desk, was a Statement by the PM on the impasse in Brexit negotiations. Mrs May failed to clarify one or two vital issues, not least how long her so-called 'backstop' would last and who would have the authority to end it. The fear of many of us is that that period could be indefinite, although Mrs May said it would not be. Back to the office until 1900 when I dropped down to the Churchill Room to attend a reception hosted by Owen Paterson MP. It was a reception for a remarkable organisation called the Veterans' Orthopaedic Service. Based at The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, Shropshire, the team there cater for military veterans whose knees and hips have gone. It's an NHS service, so it's free, and is proving more and more popular as social media spreads the word. The unit's surgeon, Lt Col Carl Meyer, was there and he explained how, as a serving officer in the RAMC, he'd wanted to help those who have served their country and are now suffering as a consequence of pushing their bodies to the extreme in the course of that service. He was inspired during a visit to an American facility back in 2014 and came home wishing to bring the same level of care to UK veterans. Incidentally, the team has also helped Mr Paterson when he severely damaged his neck in a riding accident, hence the connection. An appeal has now been launched to build the first dedicated veterans centre,which will "have a more familiar, military feel, to make our veteran patients feel more comfortable." They need to raise £1.5 million, with a business sponsorship forming a major part of the fundraising strategy. One of the Appeal Patrons, Team GB sprinter Richard Kilty, was also in attendance.