For nearly a year now, I have been urging ministers to introduce tougher laws make it easier to catch the hundreds of British jihadis who travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the evil extremists Daesh fighting against British forces and our allies.

For too long, our police and the intelligence services have been unable to do their job properly because our counter terror laws have been inadequate. It understandably enrages people when they hear that only around 40 of the estimated 400 returning Brits have been successfully prosecuted for terrorism offences

Why? Well a big factor has been the lack of evidence admissible in court even though it is often blatantly obvious that the radicalised young Muslims had no other reason to travel to a highly dangerous war zone.

So I am delighted that the government has agreed to my suggestion to make it a criminal offence just to travel to designated terror hot spots - and that the House of Commons passed the measure last week.

Now, if the controversial measure gets through the House of Lords, British people will face up to 10 years in prison if they travel to areas of high terror activity unless they can show a verifiable reason for going, like being an aid worker.

This will not be a magic bullet - the constant fight against extremism takes many forms and will stretch our brilliant intelligence and police services for years to come. But I am proud to have been able to play a small part in hopefully increasing the tools available to deter people from falling into the hands of these evil killers and very glad the the government was prepared to work with me.

It has been just over a week ago since Furness was abuzz with the arrival of the Tour of Britain. What a day it was, thanks to everyone who made it run like clockwork. To say I was excited was a bit of an understatement and it was crystal clear from the crowds that so many others felt the same. The best thing seeing so many young people there, clearly inspired to do more cycling. I really hope this gives the area a boost to get more local people put on their bikes for fun, health and commuting.

I am a cycling convert myself and was pleased to take part in the slightly less punishing 50-mile Tour de Furness 48 hours later. Again, well done to everyone who put on and took part in a super event despite the weather.

Next week, I am continuing the cycling theme by getting round the constituency by bike to hear your issues. The plan is for fourteen stops over two days - Please keep an eye on the Mail and my Facebook page over the coming days for the full itinerary.

This is your chance to bend my ear about whatever matters to you and ask me what I am doing - whether it is about the state of our infernal train service, your fears on Moorside’s long-term security, or worries about universal credit.

I am determined to make sure your voices are heard loud and clear in the halls of the Palace of Westminster, even if it means donning Lycra.

So I am afraid I might be a bit sweaty but I promise to listen carefully. Hope to see you on the road!