Ahead of his Adjournment debate on the provision of respite care for vulnerable adults on Teesside, Alex Cunningham MP writes that families and vulnerable people deserve better than a menu of weaker provision to give the illusion of choice on respite care. 

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

Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee writes on sport's transformational properties for both our vulnerable and offenders.

Philip Hammond’s brief, twenty-minute Spring Statement scheduled for Tuesday is not expected to hold any substantial policy announcements. Nonetheless, the Chancellor should set out some thinking about longer term economic priorities, says Responsible Finance. 

To provide vital support to those in a mental health crisis with problem debt, MPs Luciana Berger, Norman Lamb and Johnny Mercer have tabled three cross-party amendments to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill which would extend the Breathing Space scheme.

Disabled people already contribute positively to the economy as employees, consumers and savers but we know the right Government policies can enable disabled people to contribute further, says Scope.

On the Equality and Human Rights Commission's 10th birthday its Chair, David Isaac, sits down with PoliticsHome to discuss Brexit, budgets, and what the Commission hopes to achieve in the next decade. 

The Domestic Gas and Electricity Bill should be the start – not the end – of reforming the energy market, says Scope.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

 "Women are still a minority on the Sellafield management team, but I hope to make positive moves to encourage diversity", says Rebecca Weston, Technical and Strategy Director. 

Diana Johnson MP responds to Maria Caulfield MP saying reducing the time limit for abortion flies in the face of the evidence. 

CFFG responds to William Hill spokesman's in 'car crash' interview after bookies threaten to cancel sponsorship if fixed odds betting terminals​ (FOBTs) cut to £2 a spin.

We must take precautions against allowing Ministers excessive powers to bring forward regulations without guaranteeing due and proper parliamentary scrutiny, says Lord Stevenson.

The Chair of All Party Parliamentary Party on Yemen Keith Vaz MP writes that the visit by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia offers a historic opportunity to end the three year long conflict in Yemen.

Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Kate Osamor does not support the government rolling out the red carpet for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia who she calls 'the architect of Saudi Arabia’s disastrous war in Yemen'.

Shadow Environment Minister Holly Lynch writes about the chaos which has seen thousands of homes without water over the last few days and halted production at firms like Jaguar Land Rover and Cadburys.

Labour MP Graham Jones writes ahead of the visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and questions those people protesting over the legality of British defence sales to Saudi Arabia.

The worrying fact is that many of our roads are in such a poor state that they present a genuine threat to the safety of all road users, says Julie Cooper MP. 

Labour MP Stephen Kinnock says the US plan to slap huge tariffs on steel and aluminium imports cannot be dismissed as "yet another example of Trumpian bluster".

Lloyds Banking Group's Fiona Cannon writes about gender equality, an issue the company takes incredibly seriously. Lloyds Banking Group sponsors today's House magazine event 'Deeds Not Words – How To Reach a 50/50 Parliament’.

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

With the government struggling to make the numbers needed to hit its pledge to create 3 million apprenticeships by 2020, a new guide by the Association for Project Management to support apprenticeship conversations might be the answer. 

As Prime Minister Theresa May is set to announce more detail on the Government’s Brexit negotiating stance in the final ‘Road to Brexit’ ministerial speech, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) urges the Government to publish the long-awaited Brexit position paper on financial services as the insurance and financial planning profession divides over its desired future regulatory relationship with the EU.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey reflects on the life and career of the late Billy Graham, who he first heard preach in 1954; invited to his enthronement in 1991 and who will be buried today in North Carolina.