Today I have sent the attached letter to the Secretary of State, Matt Hancock, following up on my parliamentary question on the availability of local Covid19 data.

Today I had the chance during an Urgent Question in the House of Commons earlier to raise my concerns about the local rate of Coronavirus infections.

The Guardian newspaper reports that Luton Council is drawing up emergency cuts to avoid bankruptcy.  My view is that the UK government should not provide extra taxpayers’ money to bail out Luton Council above and beyond what is already being provided to Luton and to other councils.

Recycling centres have reopened, but for some you do need to a book a slot online before you visit. Check your local authority page for further details before you set off.

You can find more information for Central Bedfordshire here.

For Bedford Borough, please visit this site.

Richard Fuller, MP for Bedfordshire and member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, will be taking part in a virtual event with the Federation of Small Businesses on Monday aimed at businesses across Bedfordshire.

The government has announced additional funding for local authorities to help them respond to Covid-19. In March, the Government announced £1.6bn of additional funding, and has now announced a further £1.6bn.

Today, the Government has announced that schools will be closed from Monday but will still be allowing attendance from children of key workers to ensure public services can continue to operate.

It's World Book Day today and it's a great celebration of reading and the variety of books on offer to children.

Yesterday, Richard had the chance to learn all about egg production at Bird Bros in Swineshead. Started by twin brothers in 1969 and still a family business going from strength to strength more than 50 years later.

Richard has today visited two Sharnbrook Federation schools, meeting Sarah Litchfield, Principal of Oakley Academy and then Andy Hencken, Principal of Lincroft Academy.