This week we had another tranche of votes on Brexit. None of them have any legislative effect but they do give an indication on Parliament’s direction of travel.

East Sussex’s bid for the Cultural Development Fund, which would have seen the creation of an enterprise zone for art galleries along the coast, was recently unsuccessful.

This week the Transport Select Committee's inquiry into the health of the bus market continued with members questioning representatives from the Local Government Association, FirstGroup, Blackpool Transport and the TAS Partnership on funding for bus services.

The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill had its third reading in the House of Commons this week. The Bill seeks to create a framework which would allow law enforcement agencies to obtain access to electronic data held in foreign jurisdictions for the purposes of investigating serious crimes.

Following a visit to Northern Ireland with Amnesty International last year, Huw remains committed to finding a solution to equalise the rights to access abortion across the whole of the United Kingdom.

Today, in Parliament, Huw asked the Housing Minister to consider how the Government can make it easier for parishes and town councils to devise and deliver Neighbourhood Plans.

Local MP, Huw Merriman was pleased to welcome Treasury Minister Liz Truss MP to his Bexhill and Battle constituency last Friday where she got involved in fence-making techniques during a visit to local business Littlewood Fencing.

Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, has welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister that the £65 charge for citizens from the European Union to gain their rights to remain in the UK after Brexit have been reduced to zero.

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock, accompanied by the Rt Hon Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Huw Merriman MP for Bexhill and Battle, made an informal visit to Bexhill and Conquest Hospitals to meet staff and patients.

In this column, I try and capture what has been going on inside Parliament. With saturation coverage across the media this week, I feel I am recycling news but will try and deliver something extra!