There is a more ambitious reform to Stamp Duty that can be made fairer for all involved, writes Conservative MP John Stevenson.

The State of the Drug Discovery Nation unveiled as new report provides vital insights for the development of new medicines

Derek Webb, founder and funder of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling and Stop the FOBTs responds to a recent PR Week UK article.  

Speaking to PoliticsHome, former diplomat and Lib Dem peer Paddy Ashdown warns that in the face of a US presidency that fails to be "thoughtful, intelligent and well informed", the UK must look to build new alliances.

In 2007, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) was one of the first organisations to take issue with how the Government’s approach to procurement and frameworks put SMEs at a distinct disadvantage. 

Lord Chidgey warns that transatlantic trade in aerospace products will become more costly for industry unless the Government outlines how UK aviation will be regulated post-Brexit, ahead of his Oral Question later today.

Former Treasury and BEIS Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe writes following her recent Lords Question on the impact of investment in local roads on traffic congestion and productivity in local areas.

Ronnie Cowan MP writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on Drug consumption rooms which he also recently raised with the Prime Minister at PMQs.

Under this Government our town economies are becoming more disconnected from our booming cities than ever before, says  Jo Platt MP.

Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Rachel Reeves says authorities can no longer stand by while irresponsible firms take advantage of a system that is too lax.

Vital though our defence is, it should not result in locals being permanently and totally evicted, says Henry Smith MP.

Does making an omelette or grilling a piece of fish or meat take longer than re-heating a pizza in the oven? An emphatic no, says the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy.

Dods Monitoring's Home Affairs specialist, Sabine Tyldesley, asks what does the move of the ‘Women and Equalities’ ministerial brief to Home Office mean?

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

 Planners need to be aware of the wider strategic importance and environmental benefits of sustaining and safeguarding the delivery of construction materials by rail and water, says Mineral Products Association. 

The Campaign to Protect Rural England’s Head of Government and Rural Affairs congratulates the Government on the size and scope of its 25 year plan to improve the environment but says more detail is needed to put these plans into action.

There is no sign that housebuilders will double their output and enable government to hit its new target of 300,000 new homes a year, says Lord Best.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes about a Gambling Commission list of betting operators whose licences are at risk and argues that betting shops are no longer the safest place to gamble.

Lib Dem peer Lord Teverson reflects on his recent oral question on the decision of the government of China to restrict the imports of foreign waste. 

If further urgent changes are not made to the Government’s new benefit, Universal Credit, homelessness will skyrocket and the private rental sector will prove even more resistant to tenants on benefits, says Lib Dem Welfare spokesman Stephen Lloyd MP.

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President John Fishwick speaks to PoliticsHome about the challenges facing the veterinary profession, ahead of a photography exhibition in Parliament this week, which offers parliamentarians a unique insight into vets’ working lives.

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

Organ Donation campaign tells Londoners that ‘Words Save Lives’.

Baroness Cox says that many Syrians are deeply concerned by the UK’s continued commitment to impose a transition of power, including the removal of President Assad.