Fylde MP Mark Menzies will hold further discussions about the area’s infrastructure requirements with Government, following a debate on the tourism industry.

The Prime Minister promised we’d get Brexit done – and it is already through the House of Commons.

Within days of us returning to Parliament after Christmas, we have finally been able to vote the Brexit deal through and pass it on to the House of Lords.

I’m very pleased to see BAE Systems’ announcement that it will, this year, take on more apprentices than ever before.

The business will take on more than 800 apprentices – with 200 of those here in the North West.

This is the fourth time I have been elected as member of Parliament for Fylde; it is a very humbling experience. It is also a huge privilege to serve the people of Fylde and something I would never take for granted.

Mark Menzies was returned as the MP for Fylde for the fourth time in the 2019 General Election.

Mr Menzies was returned with a majority of 16,611, his biggest majority and vote share (60.9 per cent) yet.

The result was as follows:

Mark Menzies (Conservative) 28,432

The collapse of Thomas Cook this week is incredibly sad for both the staff involved in the company, and the hundreds of thousands of people who had booked a holiday with the firm.

It finally looks as though we are having a General Election to help us get Brexit done.

We must pass the Withdrawal Act this week and start the process of leaving the European Union.

The various moves to delay, to alter, and to change the deal on the table are nothing more than moves to prevent Brexit.

I write this column ahead of the crucial European Union meetings to be held at the end of the week.

Fylde MP Mark Menzies has welcomed the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill after it passed its Second Reading in Parliament.