Ahead of her debate on the subject, Labour MP Carolyn Harris describes her own experience and calls for local authority fees to be dropped for children’s funerals.

The RSPCA's David Bowles responds to the EFRA Select Committee's recent report on domestic pets.

The Institution of Civil Engineers welcomes the Chancellor's support for social and economic infrastructure delivery in this week's Autumn Statement.

Eighty delegates attended a parliamentary reception to highlight the importance of rail freight the construction industry in Parliament on Wednesday. 

Responding to recently published figures on dementia deaths, CEO of Compassion in Dying, Sarah Wootton calls upon the Government to support advanced planning to ensure that people receive the end-of-life care that is right for them.

Older people charity, Independent Age, publishes a new report - Shining a light on care: helping people make better care home choices - which lists vital measures the Government must take to fix the UK's broken social care system. 

Warley MP John Spellar says the Labour party must challenge, not embrace, the rise of identity politics. 

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management has welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s focus on productivity, innovation and infrastructure but argues climate change should have featured more.

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned of the effects of some of the policies announced in the Autumn Statement.

Former Chair of the House of Lords EU Energy & Environment Sub Committee writes following a debate this week on the Committee's recent report 'Responding to price volatility: creating a more resilient agricultural sector'.

Experts of the leading professional services firm, EY, give their take on the Autumn Statement. 

The EFL Trust has launched a new disability football project with £1 million funding from Wembley National Stadium Trust.

Unite the Union has commented on Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered an Autumn Statement that provides some relief for low earners, but falls short on indicating an ‘open for business’ Britain, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

Guy Stallard, director at KPMG in the UK, comments on the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Chancellor in today’s Autumn Statement. 

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) sets out its priorities for the industrial strategy.

National awarding organisation NCFE calls for Philip Hammond to protect the Adult Education Budget in today's Autumn Statement as it will be crucial after the UK leaves the European Union.

Which?'s Chief Executive responds to Theresa May's CBI speech this week and calls on UK business leaders to listen to what consumers want on boardroom representation and deliver it.

Derek Webb, Campaign for Fairer Gambling founder, continues his analysis of the DCMS review of Gambling Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.

The charity Scope calls upon the Chancellor to not ignore the needs of UK's 12.9 million disabled people in tomorrow's Autumn Statement. 

Labour’s Keith Vaz sets out how to address ‘the most serious challenge facing the NHS today’, ahead of a report into diabetes care being published.

CEO of the British Red Cross, Mike Adamson, urges the Government "to use its forthcoming Autumn Statement to finally give social care the funding priority it deserves."

In his Autumn Statement tomorrow the Chancellor should provide emergency funding for libraries and depart from “toxic” austerity, argues the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.

Writing for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, Conservative MP Henry Smith calls on the Chancellor to reduce Air Passenger Duty in his Autumn Statement tomorrow.