At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, I asked why the royal charter for press regulation has not yet been sent to the Privy Council.

The government has finally acted on flood insurance after pressure from Labour MPs to protect vulnerable householders in high-risk areas. The deal reached with insurers should enable over 400,000 people to receive protection, now a cap on premiums is at last promised to be implemented.

In yesterday’s Business Questions, I asked the Leader of the House of Commons why the Government has so far failed to send the royal charter on press regulation to the Privy Council.

At yesterday’s Transport Question’s in the House of Commons, I asked the Minister about the implementation of the parts of the Traffic Management Act 2004 relating to motorists in cycle lanes.

Yesterday Danny Alexander MP made a statement in the House of Commons on ‘Investing In Britain’s Future’. I asked him about this Government’s poor record on delivering its promises on infrastructure.

The focus of today’s Spending Review should have been clear and decisive action to boost growth and living standards this year and next year — not simply setting out cuts for two years’ time.

The Minimum wage was historic when it was introduced in 1999. At the time it divided political parties: Labour claimed rightly that it would lift the wages of over two million people; the Tories said that businesses would have to operate at a loss and that staff would be made redundant, and they opposed it.

At yesterday’s Culture, Media and Sport Questions I asked the Secretary of State, Maria Miller, about the importance of the creative industries to the economy and the enforcement of copyright law.

Below you can read Exeter City Council Leader Peter Edwards’ report on the City economy and the Council’s decision to introduce a living wage.

Yesterday, Labour called an opposition day debate on the arts and creative industries, and I spoke about their importance to Exeter and the UK’s economy. You can read my full speech below.