On the weekend I spent a day with my daughter cleaning up litter in Banchory. It is important that communities start to take the initiative of keeping their local environment clean by picking up litter and bringing it home with them to dispose of.

I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break with family and friends. I spent much of the break with my family or out in the constituency.

On Monday I held a surgery at the Banchory Business Centre. I appreciate my constituents coming out to see me.

 On Monday, I went to visit the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) in Aberdeen. The OGIC brings top quality research and development expertise to the oil and gas industry’s innovation challenges.

On Monday I held a surgery at the Banchory Business Centre.

On Monday I held a surgery at the Banchory Business Centre, I appreciate my constituents coming out to see me.

On Monday I held a surgery at Banchory Business Centre. I also had the chance to visit Banchory Primary School. I spoke with students and answered questions they had about my job and parliament.

On Monday, I attended the Finance and Constitution Committee meeting, in the meeting we agreed to the Draft Budget 2018-2019 report.

On Monday, our Finance and Constitutions Committee met in Aberdeen. I was delighted to be able to examine the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2018-2019. We also split into workshop groups to look at the impact of Brexit on the Government’s local communities spending decisions.

A decision by the SNP to ban fracking has been attacked as “short-sighted and economically damaging” by the Scottish Conservatives.