In between unpacking boxes, I have been catching up with Constituency events. A highlight last week was being asked to present an Arctic Star medal to John O’Keefe at a ceremony organised by our local Royal Navy Association in Marlborough. As always it was an incredible honour to make this presentation and the event was once again lubricated by a healthy tot of Pusser’s Rum!

From there it was off to a packed advice surgery where the topics of housing, local democracy, and support for vulnerable young people all featured, followed by meetings with local councillors to discuss their fears that parish councils may have to carry out local referenda if they want to raise parish precepts. I was able to categorically assure them that all parish councils are exempt from these requirements and will be writing to all involved to reassure them.

After a weekend up north where I indulged myself with Black Bullets from Durham market, it was back to London for a packed start to the week helping the Prime Minister announce more changes that will help drive illegal child abuse images off the internet, improve family friendly internet filters and increase spending on internet safety education.

The progress that has been made in this area is extraordinary – when we first started campaigning we were told by many industry players that the changes we wanted were simply “not possible” but with enough cross-party political will, leadership from the Prime Minister and an active and dogged campaign, we have proved that significant changes can be made.

Some ask why the government does not just pass laws to effect the changes and, while the idea has some attractions, the sheer pace of technological change means politicians would always be playing catch-up.

I would far rather see what we have now, which is companies who make their living in the digital world developing a strong sense of responsibility in all that they do and proactively bringing their technological might to solve emerging problems.

For example, Google is now blocking returns of child abuse images, films and pathways against 100,000 search terms, in 159 countries – a far greater result than we would ever have achieved with new laws alone.

A sensible platform of regulation, a lot of corporate responsibility and a big focus on educating and supporting parents in internet safety is the recipe for success in this area.