With the school holidays and parliamentary recess over, Westminster is now a buzz with MPs all back from having spent the summer in their constituencies.

It’s like the start of a new term.

MPs are putting themselves forward for various committees, lobbyists trying to get every MP's attention like expensive after-school clubs, as well as all the procedural aspects and routine to get back into.

Similarly, like those starting off in a new school, MPs have now been allocated their London offices.

It’s only taken two months, but I’m pleased to finally have a space to work from. And I can’t complain. Apparently, I’m one of the lucky ones because I don’t have to share an office with another MP. And it even has a window that opens.

But most importantly it gives me a base from which I can champion the Island in Westminster.

So, the first request I made to the House of Commons Library last week was for a map of the constituency.

It’ll be the first thing going up on the wall so that it’s the first thing MPs, ministers, and staff see when they walk in.

It’s also a reminder (not that I need it) that I really am representing the best constituency in the country.

It was a privilege to spend the summer on the Island working as your MP.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to meet with businesses like Anderson Boat Cruises in Yarmouth, Wight Building Materials and A. J. Wells and Sons in Newport; visit community groups and assets; see the work of charities including the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust based in Cowes, West Wight Sports and Community Centre in Freshwater, the Classic Boat Museum in East Cowes, and Independent Arts and the Isle of Wight Youth Trust; and chat with individual constituents alike.

Some just wanted to highlight what they do, some wanted to raise a specific issue, others require help to access support.

But they were all proud of the Island and they want to see it become an even better place to live and work.

We all do. We want what’s best for the Island. And it’s that energy and those issues I’m taking with me to Westminster.

I’ll also start to hold regular constituency surgeries.

There will be the option of in-person and online surgeries so residents who wish to raise an issue can do so in a way that suits them.

Constituents can contact me directly by sending their full name and address and emailing richard.quigley.mp@parliament.uk.

Although I’m prioritising urgent casework and local issues, I will respond to constituents as soon as possible.