Happy Tynwald Day: facebook.com/Ashford2016/po…

Happy 70th Birthday NHS: facebook.com/Ashford2016/po…

Yesterday and today I had the privilege to represent the island at the first ever global Ministerial Summit on Mental Health, many thanks to the UK Secretary of State Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP for inviting me to attend. facebook.com/Ashford2016/?_…

Encouraged that the needs of the Crown Dependencies are fully factored into UK plans to avoid shortages of meds & appliances post-Brexit. Positive meeting in Whitehall with Minister of State @eargar to ensure ongoing flow of drugs to the 3 CDs, our concerns as islands understood.

Links to the Brexit questions asked of me in Tynwald last week. facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi… facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi… facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi… facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi… facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

Links to my year 3 interview with Paul Moulton. facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi… facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

Congratulations to a good friend of the Isle of Man’s The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP on his election as Speaker of the House of Commons. Also in making history as the first Speaker ever elected a day before the dissolution of a Parliament and the first Speaker ever from Lancashire.

Very sad to hear about the passing of Roger Watterson. He was a brilliant broadcaster with a sharp mind and a very quick wit. I always enjoyed all of the interviews I did with him for over a decade (if not always answering all the questions!).

Congratulations to the Radiology section and Manx Breast Cancer Support Group for their win at last nights Awards for Excellence. Very much deserved and team work at its best.

Delighted to have been able to represent the island at the 33rd British Irish Council meeting in Dublin. Meeting with other health ministers to discuss our substance misuse strategies and being able to share policies and ideas.

Well done Cronk-y-Berry School! three.fm/news/isle-of-m…

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year (and decade!!) for 2020.

Not a good start for George Osbourne gives exclusive standing down as MP to his paper Evening Standard but does it too late for the edition.

RIP Bruce Forsyth , met him once at a gala dinner in the UK in 1999 and he was in person as he appeared on TV. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Very disappointed at Lisvane debate. The status quo has been sold to members wrapped in the cloak of change. So much for reform and progress

The first of my Tynwald questions on the Drug and Alcohol Joint Strategic needs Assessment facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

The second of my Tynwald questions on the Drug and Alcohol Joint Strategic needs Assessment facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

My Tynwald question on the Building Control Act 1991 facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

My Tynwald question on the island becoming a hub for renewal energies facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…

My Tynwald question on the expected savings to be made by DHSC in relation to prescriptions facebook.com/Ashford2016/vi…