Great to visit the Silverhand Estate Farmers Market this afternoon in Luddesdown and meet with local farmers, businesses and residents. This is only the third monthly Farmer's Market that Silverhand have run but they will be back on the third Saturday of every month next to the Silverhand Distillery and The Lion Pub in Luddesdown which I also would recommend the burger and sticky toffee pudding!

Great to visit PrepWorld today which is a local factory and business that employs over 500 people, many of them local residents, taking fresh fruit and preparing it for consumers. It was great to learn about the process and the complexities in ensuring some of our favourite foods are prepared safely and learning about their plans and vision. Thank you to the team for the opportunity.

Great to meet today with the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander MP and Lillian Greenwood MP the Minister for Roads to talk about the huge investment that this Labour Government has made in fixing the blight of potholes. This means an extra £14 million on top of the £39 million base allocation for Kent County Council to fix their self declared 'managed decline' of the road network of which I expect Gravesham to get it's fair share. I also spoke to the Transport Secretary about the Lower Thames Crossing and have asked for another meeting to discuss this in detail and will also be discussing the Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry and Kent County Council and Thurrock Council's need to fund this for local residents and tourism to suport our local businesses and economy.