Andrew has today (17th December 2019) written to Sajid Javid, the Chancelllor of the Exchequer, asking the Chancellor to outline when the UK Government's promised review of IR35 will take place.

The text of the letter was as follows: 

"Dear Sajid,

The 2019 General Election was not one any of us wanted. But it was one that the country needed.

Last night in Parliament MPs voted through the Prime Ministers EU Withdrawal Agreement. Andrew described the event as a huge step towards delivering Brexit. 

Andrew has written to Scotrail for a third time stating that "The silence’ from senior management on the issues faced by passengers at Stonehaven and Laurencekirk is unacceptable."

Andrew spent the day out and about in Kemnay today during a brief trip home from Parliament before returning the same evening ready for a rare Saturday sitting. After a busy morning on the doors he spoke about the positive response from constituents towards getting Brexit done.

Earlier today Andrew raised the closure of Abbeyton & Park Bridges in Parliament. Andrew asked to discuss ways of allowing the UK Govt to directly fund crucial pieces of infrastructure that Aberdeenshire Council cannot fund due to budget cuts from the Scottish Government.

Last night in the debate on the Queens Speech Andrew called for Parliament to work together and deliver a good Brexit "so that we can reunite the country and move on and deliver this positive, forward looking, One Nation programme for our whole country."

Today Andrew asked the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP for his views on Brexit Preparation Funding for Aberdeenshire Council.

Andrew spent the morning along side other local politicians and hundreds of people at the unveiling of the statue of James Taylor in Auchenblae. The local Mearns man introduced tea to Sri Lanka.

Today, Andrew caught up with Steve Gray at Westhill based company Rovop, They took the opportunity to discuss the current state of play in the oil sector, business and Brexit.