Britain's place in the world is built on trade, says the International Trade Secretary, as he urges MPs to back a new runway at Heathrow Airport in tonight's vote.

If the House of Commons authorities are serious about restoring faith in their grievance procedures, they must address past allegations of bullying and harassment, writes FDA Assistant General Secretary Amy Leversidge

We could go a long way towards solving many of the world’s most serious problems if only we could provide every girl in the world with at least 12 years of quality education, says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. 

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling says it is 'unbelievable' that the Treasury thinks it takes two years to run a software update on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). 'Somehow Ministers have contrived to give the bookies a longer transition period than it will take to negotiate Brexit'.

Holyrood's Shadow Finance Secretary Murdo Fraser writes ahead of the Commons vote on Heathrow expansion, which he says independent analysis shows, will create up to 16,000 jobs for Scotland and up to £17 billion in economic growth.

The Chief Executive of National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) writes about the challenge to ensure UK vets and animal keepers retain access to the range of animal medicines in the UK that are currently available, to support the health and welfare of our farm livestock and pets after we leave the EU.

This Clean Air Day UKLPG is promoting the clean air benefits that businesses can deliver through the greater take up of LPG powered appliances and vehicles.

Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh writes ahead of her parliamentary debate today on 'Implications for the UKs future trade relations following the failure to reach agreement at the G7 Summit in Canada' with specific regard to the food, drink and manufacturing sectors.

Shadow Flooding & Coastal Communities minister Holly Lynch says that the Government is intentionally failing to properly regulate water companies: ‘We have to find a better way of ensuring that water companies cannot leave customers without water for days due to their own failures, only for those at the very top to be rewarded with multi-million pound packages’.

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Goddard writes following his parliamentary question this week, on 'the impact on hospices of NHS pay increases and the ability of voluntary hospices to access additional funding'. 

Co-chair of the APPG on Assistive Technology, Seema Malhotra MP, says the EU Web Accessibility Directive may be one of the last pieces of human rights legislation to come to us from the EU. 

The negative impact of insecure work and the gig economy is well known, says Stephanie Peacock MP, and it is time for our laws to reflect that.

When it comes to today's debate on whether Parliament gets a 'meaningful vote' on Brexit, Lib Dem MP Tom Brake says MPs will be judged on "how they weighed their responsibilities and how they then acted."

Marking World Refugee Day, Dfid Minister Alistair Burt says tackling the root causes of the refugee crisis in "a meaningful, concerted way" is in our own national interest.

Ahead of her Oral Question in the House of Lords, Baroness Thomas of Winchester writes on improving the outcome of Personal Independence Payment assessments for PoliticsHome.

Changes to Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) are causing extreme stress to already vulnerable individuals, penalising homeowners for changes to their circumstances that are beyond their control, says Angela Crawley MP.

Crossbench peer Lord Alton, who is a member of the British Committee for Iran Freedom writes 'The EU and UK can no longer hide behind the nuclear deal and should join the US in recognising the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people and their quest for freedom and democracy'.

As the UK leaves the EU we can hope to further encourage free trade through creating our own agreements and by engaging with partners around the world in the shared pursuit of prosperity and security, says the Minister for Trade and Investment, Greg Hands MP.

The fact that the Government is doing its bit to subsidise the housing market through the Lifetime ISA and Help To Buy schemes shows that something is wrong in the market itself, says Scott Mann MP.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

"This Bill signifies an important social reform", writes Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price.

Senior Vice President of the British Veterinary Association Gudrun Ravetz welcomes an exemption to the cap on skilled migrants for Non-EU doctors and nurses, but asks that this is extended to cover the veterinary profession, which has responsibility for animal health and welfare, food safety and public health.

Whilst optimistic that government departments and regulatory bodies can work collaboratively and effectively, there are concerns over areas where resources are already stretched, says the British Safety Council.

A year on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott blasts the government and the Conservative-run Kensington and Chelsea council in the wake of the blaze she argues must become "a turning point".