Conservative MP Mark Pawsey reports back from a very special rugby match between the Commons and Lords Rugby team & the Met Police team in honour of the late PC Keith Palmer raising funds for a charity which supports families of fallen police officers. 

The Chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers writes about the Government's ongoing consultation on the gambling industry and says the focus is too narrowly on FOBTs, which account for only 13% of gambling spend in the UK. He has concerns this will threaten the future of 4,500 betting shops & 21,000 jobs.

If there is one thing that the construction and house building sector can agree on, it’s that the next few years will bring unprecedented challenges to our industry, says FMB.

Labour MP Barry Sheerman writes following a Westminster Hall debate on the UK's role in degradation of the marine environment.

We need to build on the Prime Minister's excellent initiative and her praiseworthy Race Disparity Audit to help tackle institutionalised racism in the NHS mental health system, says Lord Boateng.

Private sector should be supported to fight the global learning crisis says Bridge International Academies

The Lord Bishop of St Albans writes in advance of his parliamentary question today to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to implement action announced in the Budget statement to reduce levels of waste. 

Time to end this senseless and unwinnable war, says Keith Vaz MP.

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

With a new International Development Secretary, Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, and an updating of Government plans, WaterAid have launched their brand new MP video ‘Spend a Penny, Save a Pound’.

When the UK repatriates its trade policy, will it protect vested interests or deliver for consumers, asks Gail Orton.

Ranil Jayawardena MP says Brexit presents an exciting opportunity to put consumers at the centre of Britain’s trade policy.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes following a meeting of the APPG for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and provides an update of the Campaign's activities.

Philip Law, Director General of the British Plastics Federation responds to the Chancellor's Budget announcement on plastics, which will affect an industry that employs 170,000 people in the UK.

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

Shadow Defra spokesperson Holly Lynch MP says action on single-use plastics announced in the Budget falls short of the government's own ambition and calls for urgent action to protect wildlife and the environment from lasting damage.

 Saga's executive director has commented on the Chancellors announcement of a 'Stamp Duty Holiday' for first time buyers.

Yesterday's Budget saw people with dementia see their need for better care being pushed aside, says Alzheimer's Society.

Jon Skewes, Director of Employment Relations at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), welcomes the announcement on NHS pay in the Budget after midwives and other NHS staff have suffered for years with prices rising faster than salaries, but calls for the rise to be above-inflation.

Experts from professional services firm KPMG analyse Philip Hammond’s Budget announcements. 

Howard Archer, chief economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club, comments on the Chancellor’s Budget.

As the Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his 2017 Autumn Budget, Chartered Institute of Building Eddie Tuttle, Associate Director for Policy, Research and Public Affairs at the CIOB provides its reaction to today’s headline commitments and announcements affecting the built environment.

After years of false starts and half measures on housing, this Budget should be Philip Hammond’s chance to do something serious and long lasting, says John Mann MP.

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