Tech companies have a duty of care towards their consumers, and while some companies recognise the impacts they are having, no industry should be allowed to mark its own homework, says Ged Killen MP.

The social and economic value that responsible finance providers generate is significant; for every £1 responsible finance providers lend, they generate £7 in economic value, says Responsible Finance.

96% of respondents to recent poll backed calls for tougher penalties for crimes against older people. Given this strong public backing, and the very real need for this change, Giles Watling MP is using his Adjournment Debate to call for elder abuse to become an aggravated offence.

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on Drugs policy: ‘the UKs drug policy should be a health issue not a criminal justice one’.

Paisley and Renfrewshire North SNP MP Gavin Newlands writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on 'Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Systems and the Green Deal'.

The British Veterinary Association president writes following a recent parliamentary briefing event discussing challenges for the UK veterinary community and he repeats BVA calls for vets to be added to the shortage occupation list.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair, Neil Parish MP, writes that 'it was the Conservative Government of 1956 who introduced the first ever Clean Air Act' and he calls on the Chancellor to 'demonstrate that it is the Conservatives who care about cleaning up our air – as was the case in 1956'.

Ahead of his oral question in the House of Lords tomorrow, Lord Balfe calls for a system whereby no one can send totally anonymous messages online.

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

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson on Immigration, Baroness Hamwee, writes about the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill, which has its report stage in the House of Lords today and which Labour & the Liberal Democrats seek to amend.

The DUP's backing for Brexit has seen them backed into a constitutional corner, says Andrew McQuillan.

Lord Lucas says research around medical treatments for gender dysphoria in children is weak and more needs to be done to understand the "far-reaching and long-lasting consequences."

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling calls for the Chancellor to be bold on measures to protect vulnerable gamblers in his upcoming Budget and to announce final plans to reduce stake levels on fixed odds betting terminals, which are now overdue.

Each winter there are over 30,000 ‘excess deaths’, many traceable to poor heating, says Hywel Williams MP, ahead of his Ten Minute Rule Motion today on Cold Weather Payments.

Conservative MP Jack Brereton writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate this afternoon on road safety and looks at how to reduce the total number of road deaths each year.

Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey MP writes as the Offensive Weapons Bill completes its passage through parliament. He calls for extra investment in policing and adoption of a public health approach, that tackles the root causes of violent crime.

Ahead of his Ten-Minute Rule Bill on Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes, Paul Masterton MP says that although CDCs may not be a silver bullet, they are still worth serious consideration.

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

Further investment is needed to help turn world-leading science into commercial opportunities, says Professor Kai Bongs, Director of the UK National Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology

Addressing the problems around financial capability is one of the most pressing issues in society today. The solution is within our grasp and finding it cannot come soon enough, says Rachael Sinclair, Channel Support and Operations Director, Nationwide.

Eddie Hughes MP says with the right funding there is potential to bring quantum out of the labs and into industry to deliver real tangible improvements for our citizens and the economy.

Labour peer Lord Hunt writes ahead of his parliamentary question on 'National Police Chiefs’ Council concern that problems with Police and Crime Commissioners have resulted in fewer applications for Chief Constable positions'

With support from Mind, Dale Ballentine writes to the Prime Minister about the appointment of a minister responsible for suicide, stressing the need to acknowledge the impact of welfare cuts and changes have when it comes to people taking their own lives.

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing, Communities & Local Government and Exiting the EU Committee member Wera Hobhouse supports a People’s Vote and writes 'We must expose the Brexit lie, and make sure that lies will not prevail in a true democracy'.