Innovate UK's Deputy Executive Chair and Chief Business Officer Mike Biddle writes about how central R&D funding will address the four ‘grand challenges’ identified in the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, namely: AI and the data-driven economy; clean growth; the future of mobility; and ageing society.

Rt Revd Rachel Treweek warns that although "there will always be some women for whom prison is the most appropriate place, it is simply illogical to subject thousands of women to the prison system."

Labour's Shadow Minister for Children and Families, Emma Lewell-Buck, writes ahead of her parliamentary debate on funeral poverty and argues 'no one should ever have to endure the agony of worrying about funeral costs at the same time as grieving'.

Out of the torrent of bad legislation introduced by the Tories, for sheer nastiness, coupled with spectacular incompetence, the Welfare Reform Act 2012, also supported by the coalition Lib Dems, takes the prize, says Hugh Gaffney MP. 

It’s not for nothing that blood cancer is often referred to as the hidden cancer. It doesn’t have anything like the public profile of prostate cancer or breast cancer, despite killing more people every year, says Gemma Peters, CEO, Bloodwise.

Digital technology charity, Good Things Foundation, publishes a new report 'Bridging the Digital Divide' and launches a campaign to equip 100% of UK citizens with digital skills by 2028. The benefits and cost savings will see the UK reaping rewards of £15 for every £1 spent.

Labour frontbench peer Lord Hunt writes about his parliamentary question on 'Ensuring that all former Ministers seek advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments before taking up appointments within two years of leaving ministerial office'. 

There are warning signs that point to a growing mental health crisis for young people in particular, yet the Government’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper this year did little to address these specific needs, says Paula Sherriff MP.

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

Veterans Aid’s New Belvedere House project shows the difference that investment can make in providing bespoke care to those who need it, says Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

Baroness Massey writes for PoliticsHome on better ways to protect vulnerable people in our mental health support system.

This week saw a series of coordinated operations by police and Border Force officers, together with their US counterparts, at a number of UK transport hubs to stop FGM offences. Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Victoria Atkins says this is just one of many steps needed to eradicate the practice. 

ETI Smart Systems and Heat programme manager, Rebecca Sweeney explains why the adoption of alternative domestic heating requires the UK to rethink its consumer proposition to deliver low carbon solutions that people really want.

Holly Firmin writes about the importance of volunteering and reflects on the 15 volunteers from CCEP who attended the recent Special Olympics in Stirling, supporting the 1,400 athletes who took part.

Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, writes ahead of today’s debate on science and Brexit. He calls for new rules to support skilled immigration and progress on a pact to ward off the effects on science of a ‘no deal’ scenario.

The Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs notes the Boundary Commissions today submit their final recommendations for new constituency boundaries to the Government. She calls for "a new review that benefits our democracy, not just the Conservative Party".

Business Secretary Greg Clark has welcomed a new report by KPMG which explores how the UK can win the Artificial Intelligence race.

The Government could undercut existing gender equality standards with the removal of legal protections for women, says Rupa Huq MP.

Innocent students have been wrongly caught up in a scandal that wasn’t of their making, says Wes Streeting MP.

There is an urgent need for Parliament, Government, NHS and the entire health sector to work together to ensure the needs of blood cancer patients are at the forefront of policy-making, says Henry Smith MP.

The increasingly exorbitant fee puts the right to register as British beyond the financial means of many and is counter to the government’s duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children says Stuart McDonald MP.

The Ministry of Justice has had the highest cuts of any department –40%- and the impact of cuts on this scale is simply unsustainable, says Karen Buck MP.

Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, Baroness Fairhead, writes about the importance of the UK's new Export Strategy.