The group had spent the weekend on a sponsored cycle ride from Tasburgh, to highlight the postcode lottery faced by kidney cancer sufferers such as Mr Blackett. Although some primary care trusts will fund the life-extending drug Sutent, NHS Norfolk has refused to do so for James' father. Well done to James and his friends for highlighting Mr Blackett's plight and that of other kidney cancer sufferers.
	HELPING HAND: Richard Bacon receives a letter to pass on to the PM from kidney cancer sufferer David Blackett. It was delivered to London by Mr Blackett’s son James, third from right, and friends.

What is left of the pig industry is still producing pigs at a loss. Some people think “farmers are doing very well, thank you”, due to high arable prices. But for pig farmers high arable prices mean higher costs for animal feed.

On Tuesday, I hosted a meeting at the House Of Commons so the British Pig Executive, which campaigns for a better deal for pig farmers, could brief MPs on the current state of the industry.

Did you know the only sources of Vitamin D are sunlight and red meat? And that Vitamin D is essential for the body to absorb calcium, which is vital for healthy strong bones?

Do your kids a favour. Buy some high quality sausages this weekend. And please make sure they are British!

One of the many highlights for us was to be asked to crown the delightful May Queen, Nicola Bartram, who was attended by her princesses Emily Logan and Sophie Seaman. We were pleased to hear that the event raised £700 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, which did a couple of well-received fly-pasts during the day.

It was obvious that a lot of hard work had gone into organising the event. I congratulate everyone who gave up their time and put in a lot of effort to ensure that the whole day was a resounding success.