Hopefully the Government will reconsider their current path, and use the final stages of the Offensive Weapons Bill to introduce amendments to the legislation that will allow the Bill to have it’s intended effect, says Dods Monitoring's Alex Tiley.

Ahead of her Ten Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons, Tracy Brabin writes about extending parental leave to freelancers and the self-employed.

The Executive Director of the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA), the industry trade body for non-combustible insulation, writes in advance of #Budget2018 calling for a national programme of improving energy efficiency in homes which would also have health and wellbeing benefits.

Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price says misconceptions about organ donation have "lead to unnecessary deaths".

Dods Monitoring's Mitchell Adams reviews the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London and global efforts to end poaching and the trade in illegal wildlife goods.