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

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has surveyed its members in a flash poll that mirrored the ‘indicative votes’ that MP’s voted for in the House of Commons on Wednesday 27 March. 

The man in charge of the UK’s biggest housebuilder, David Thomas of Barratt Developments plc, sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to talk about quality, skills and just how much housebuilding contributes to the UK’s economy - £40bn.

How has the Article 50 deadline been missed? Dods Monitoring's Laura Hutchinson explains. 

Vice chair of the Loan Charge APPG warns that evidence shows that if the Loan Charge comes in on the 5th of April as planned, there will be a disastrous impact on thousands of people, including bankruptcies, selling of family homes, loss of careers and worst of all, there have already been some suicides.

Writing for PoliticsHome, Iain Duncan Smith MP says the Government is letting victims of modern slavery 'fall through the gaps' as the current system can leave them at risk of further trafficking.

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

Waiting times set a patients’ expectation for when they should begin treatment, but they do nothing to inform a comprehensive treatment programme. President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Professor Ravi Mahajan, says the quality of care should not be measured by time based targets alone, but also include post-operative outcomes and the quality of life after surgery.

The indefinite detention of migrants by the Home Office is a stain on our justice system, says Chair of the Bar. 

Dods Monitoring's Maria Busca examines the nature of algorithms and discrimination in the insurance industry.

The Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson defends the 0.7% aid budget, which came in during the Coalition government as a Private Members’ Bill and which has been criticised recently by both Conservative politicians and think tanks.

Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Inclusive Society, Brendan O’Hara, writes following his Westminster Hall debate this week on the effect of leaving the European Union on the UK's health and social care sector. 

The Labour MP for Bristol West, Thangam Debbonaire, writes following her parliamentary debate this week on 'the effect of transition towns on use of fossil fuels'.

Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake MP writes in advance of his party's spring conference about upcoming changes to the European Structural and Investment Funds after Brexit.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes to criticise a report paid for by the bookmaking companies, who are likely to be most affected by changes to fixed odds betting terminal (FOBT) stake levels.

Dods Monitoring’s Guinevere Poncia asks how the UK is dealing with potential security threats in its telecoms infrastructure.

It is absolutely vital that the resources are there to engage the local businesses of Global Britain in the dynamic potential of the United Kingdom to be a great trading nation of the twenty-first century outside of the EU, says Jack Brereton MP.

A new report has found that the annual cost of loneliness to the UK economy in the over 50s alone is a massive £1.8 billion. What role can digital technology play in tackling this issue? CEO of Vodafone UK Nick Jeffery explains. 

Insects provide an inordinate number of services to humans, and if we’re to be responsible custodians of our earth for future generations we can’t afford to be slow to protect them, writes Alex Sobel MP.

Confusion over what services people with the NRPF condition are entitled to has lead thousands of children living in extreme poverty, warns Kate Osamor MP.  

Scottish National Party MP Ronnie Cowan writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate today on Gambling-related harm.

Labour MP Jo Stevens says today’s publication of the DCMS Committee report into Live Music reveals the gulf between the lucrative end of the live music market and the huge challenges facing those at the other end. 

Food and clothing imported by Western countries are making it harder for many poor and marginalised communities to get a daily clean water supply, a new report from WaterAid warns.

Nationwide understand the importance of branches to the high street and promise that every town or city with a Nationwide branch today will still have one in May 2021.