I have written to Lincolnshire County Council objecting to the way the official consultation on devolution for Greater Lincolnshire is being run.

There's no chance to take part beyond a cleverly crafted online survey.

When Short Ferry was last flooded just a few weeks ago, I had talked on site with the National Farmers Union and the Environment Agency.

Clearly a long-term plan is urgently needed to compensate farmers for flood plains.

It's a new year and there are already floodwaters blocking the roads in Dunholme.

The Environment Agency needs to clear the blocked gully under the road, not just pump the water around.

They are taking too long to sort this out.

In a debate in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, encouraged the Government to act swiftly and surely to bring down illegal and legal migration.

I visited David Armstrong at Abbey Farm in Bardney recently.

The watercourses there are clogged with vegetation.

I have argued time and again that the Environment Agency needs to take a more pro-active stance on clearing them.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, questioned ministers on the wisdom of possibly allowing the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe to shut.

Of course I welcome extra funding for Lincolnshire, which is our due anyway as historically we have been underfunded.

At the same time, I very much regret that the Government is insisting that we must have a mayor imposed on us just to get what is our due.

It was a pleasure to visit Willoughton Primary School and speak to the pupils, teachers, and staff there.

They were taking part in UK Parliament Week, an annual event across the United Kingdom that raises awareness of Parliament, its activities, and how it functions.

Many of my constituents work at the Scunthorpe steel works, but this is an issue of national importance.

There is no other major developed economy in the world that would ever dream about giving up their blast furnaces, the only way we can make virgin steel.

The new funding we worked hard to secure for doing up Gainsborough's town centre was featured on BBC News Online today.