Matthew met up with the Kennel Club this week to urge all pet owners to have their pets microchipped and update their contact details as part of National Microchipping Month 2011, which takes place throughout June.

Matthew joined fellow Backbench colleagues in supporting a motion that directed the Government to ban wild animals in circuses.

Matthew has been ranked as the 10th most efficient MP in the country by the Key Business Insight's 'Commons Performance Cockpit'.

As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Thameslink, Matthew has welcomed a Written Ministerial Statement announcing that a consortium led by Siemens Plc will be the preferred bidder for the new fleet of electric trains required for the Thameslink programme.

Matthew has teamed up with TV presenter Angela Rippon to support this year's Carers Week (13-19 June) and recognise the contribution made by those people in Hendon and throughout the UK who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled.

As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Thameslink, Matthew has been working hard to ensure improvements on the line.

Matthew and Help For Heroes are celebrating after Matthew won a charity bet when Premiership team Tottenham Hotspur beat Birmingham on Sunday to condemn the latter to relegation.

As part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, Matthew made the journey to the Falkland Islands to experience military life for service personnel and meet a constituent.

Over 300 local residents joined Matthew, Cllr Anthony Finn, Cllr Brian Coleman and Cllr Mark Shooter for the official opening of Brent Park in Hendon.

Matthew believes that the Alternative Vote (AV) system is an unfair system for four reasons.