Matthew was pleased to accompany local resident Lachhya Gurung to a Diwali Party at 10 Downing Street.

Matthew officially opened the Optegra Eye Hospital in Colindale. The new hospital is completely dedicated to ophthalmology and offers three consulting rooms, six diagnostic rooms, a treatment room and two operating theatres. 

Matthew Offord made an underwater visit to see the remains of a Second World War bomber that is to be raised by the RAF Museum.

Matthew attended an event organised by the National Council for Resistance in Iran to celebrate the decision by the US Government to delist the PMOI as a terrorist organisation.

The Edgware Business Forum has become the latest recipient of a Government grant as part of the Mary Portas Review of local town centres.

A high street bank has opened the doors to a newly refurbished branch in Edgware. The new look Barclays branch was officially opened by Matthew.

Over 200 constituents from the Hendon, Finchley & Golders Green and Chipping Barnet constituencies attended a meeting with the Government's Middle East Minister Alistair Burt.

Matthew spent part of the summer recess on a visit to Sri Lanka to see for himself how the island is developing following the end of the conflict in 2008.

Matthew was pleased to meet faith leaders, business leaders and many of his constituents at the 2012 Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival which took place in glorious sunshine at Bhaktivedanta Manor.

Matthew has expressed serious concern for local jobs as a result of a decision to move blood donor testing from Colindale to Bristol.