Since my last update on 28 April, I have continued to press Southeastern, Network Rail and the Department for Transport on a number of points, also seeking answers on the concerns and complaints local residents have brought to my attention.

As many residents will know, Santander have taken the decision to close their branch on Chislehurst High Street.

Early this year a planning application was submitted to Bromley Council proposing to convert the vacant hairdressers on Mottingham Road to a sports bar.

As many local passengers will already be aware, the Department for Transport is currently consulting on the future of the South Eastern rail franchise.

After years of protracted negotiations, as well as interventions from the former Prime Minister and Mayor of London, a funding agreement between the Environment Agency and Bromley Council was reached last August to clear the Waste4Fuel site on Cornwall Drive.

Since my last update (which can also be found on my website) I have continued to press the Department for Transport (DfT), Southeastern and Network Rail to work together to improve train services for passengers in Bromley and Chislehurst.

Following an executive meeting of the local Conservative Party on Wednesday night, I am absolutely delighted to have been reselected as the Conservative candidate for the forthcoming General Election.

As many residents will know, for a number of years Transport for London (TfL) has actively been considering an extension of the Bakerloo Line to south east London, and following a comprehensive consultation in 2014, has published plans to continue the current route from Elephant and Castle down t

In recent weeks a number of local residents have contacted me to express their concern about the proposed National Funding Formula (NFF) for schools and the level of funding made available to pupils in Bromley and Chislehurst.

Along with twenty other MPs from both sides of the House, I recently signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Health calling on him to halt plans to end congenital heart services at the Royal Brompton.