I was delighted to be invited to help present the awards at the Exmouth Chamber of Commerce Awards 2019. 

As ever, it was great to catch up with our local businesses, with this year's ceremony taking place at Woodbury Park Golf Club last Friday. 

Awards in full 

Hugo is encouraging people across East Devon to come together for Mental Health Awareness Week, to listen to others and to highlight the support that is available to those who need it most.

Should developers' use of netting, to stops birds nesting in trees and hedgerows, be banned?

That was the question being debated by MPs in Parliament after more than 350,000 people signed a petition, which called for 'netting' to become a criminal offence.

Prime Minister Theresa May should resign 'sooner rather than later'. Those are the words of the East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire.

Earlier this afternoon, I spoke about how we must ensure housing developers limit the practice of using nets to prevent birds from nesting in trees and hedgerows.

I called on Ministers to update guidance to developers that nets should not be used during breeding season.

I am pleased by this announcement and shall be making immediate enquiries as to whether we can obtain more funding to support veterans' mental health here in East Devon. I meet a number of veterans on regular occasions - they are entitled to support. 

Earlier this afternoon I was at the Cranbrook Education Campus to talk about the need to address the lack of parking for parents at school drop-offs - we urgently need the council to allow a car park to be built on-site. 

Pleased to catch up with Tor Water based in Exeter this afternoon to discuss how SME suppliers can help businesses get a better deal on their water bills. 

This morning, Hugo held a three-hour surgery in Exmouth.

The attached image is of a meeting to discuss climate change and the ecological emergency with some Extinction Rebellion activists. 

Great to meet Alzheimer's Research UK. I am supporting their #Justonepercent campaign to increase Government funding for dementia research so we can tackle the diseases that cause dementia and make breakthroughs possible.