Seeing as the Times/IPSA story has drawn attention to parliamentary staff working from home I’d like to publicly thank my team (and all the others too) for the work that they are doing.

I know they aren’t the only ones having a tough time but we MPs couldn’t help our constituents properly without them.

They are helping and working with worried, often vulnerable people on my behalf, who are themselves dealing with unprecedented situations. They are researching, collating, and passing on advice and guidance in a fast changing environment.

The volume of work has, understandably, increased over the last few weeks and they are working through it with all the additional challenges of working remotely.

If things are a bit slower than usual, please bear with us as we navigate these uncharted waters.

So to my team I say “thank you”.