Jo Johnson: As the Christmas period approaches and we enter a new year, I know this will be a time for many people in Orpington to reflect on a difficult year. 

Of the many issues I have been involved with this year, I know that residents are particularly concerned by ongoing uncertainty over the future of Orpington Hospital and I remain committed to ensuring that there be no net loss of locally-delivered services in Orpington. Despite the shocking riots in August, I'm glad that crime figures in Bromley have fallen by 14 per cent since 2008, even if anti-social behaviour remains a blight for too many.

I am grateful for the extraordinary warmth and support my constituents have shown, and I have been humbled by Orpington's strong sense of community– from the Royal Wedding street parties to the summer fêtes, from the extraordinary work of groups like Bromley Mind and Harris Hospice Care to the resolve of residents in response to the disgusting acts of wanton looting and thuggery that hit our streets during the summer. 

In Parliament, I have campaigned alongside constituents on issues including securing a farer funding deal for Bromley Council, seeking the inclusion of local media in the London Olympics, and alerting ministers to the dangers on our roads of sleep disorders and drug driving.   Over the next year, I will continue working with colleagues to protect the British economy from the headwinds from the eurozone, reorient our economy to new emerging markets and promote the financial sector's importance to London.

I wish all the readers of the Bromley Times a very merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012.