Central Lobby
The Member Directory lists all the Central Lobby policy experts.
Robust banking recommendations welcomed
The Chartered Insurance Institute has expressed support for the report and the new robust standards it calls for, together with the Personal Finacial Education group pfeg
Mark Williams MP: The Child Maltreatment Bill
Introducing his Private Members’ Bill to Parliament today, Mark Williams tells Central Lobby why eighty year old legislation on child neglect must be updated
Robert Buckland MP: Child SEN support ‘complex, inconsistent and infuriating’
Ahead of his debate today, Conservative Robert Buckland explains why ‘frustrating’ gaps in children’s speech, language and communication support must be addressed
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints
A new report from a mental health charity has revealed that thousands of mental health patients are being put at risk
Daniel Kawczynski MP: Refocusing UKTI on the Middle East and North Africa
Daniel Kawczynski has tabled a Westminster Hall debate on UKTI support to enable British small and medium enterprises to export to the Middle East and North Africa and shift the focus away from Europe
Forced displacement at an 18-year high
A report released today by UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994
Madeleine Moon MP: Family links vital for prisoner rehabilitation
Labour's Madeleine Moon explains why long-term thinking must trump short-term headlines in allowing prisons to help offenders build new lives
Hazel Blears MP: Let’s Get Our House In Order
In the wake of her adjournment debate and launch of a major campaign on the issue Hazel Blears MP explains why she wants to see an end to unpaid internships
Build from scratch or build from strength?
Clare Harbord, Corporate Affairs Director at Heathrow Airport, explains the danger to the UK economy of moving the UK’s hub airport
Airbus maiden flight on British wings
The new long-range Airbus A350 airliner completed its maiden flight today, the manufacturer has announced.
Huw Irranca-Davies MP: Spreading the benefits of procurement
Shadow Food and Farming Minster, Huw Irranca-Davies argues that more must be done to help SMEs get a grip on procurement, and maximise community benefits
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP: Retailers ‘vital to electrical safety’
Roberta Blackman-Woods says that there are genuine concerns within the electrical safety sector regarding changes to Part P of Building Regulations
Container port ‘must recognise unions’
The leader of the country’s largest union has said he “will not countenance” a non-union port
Caroline Lucas MP: Blair's 'flimsy case' for Iraq war
MPs win six hour parliamentary debate to scrutinise 2003 decision to go to war
George Freeman MP: An Arab Spring in Healthcare
George Freeman has tabled an adjournment debate on Genetic medicine and patients' rights
Health policy must tackle men’s mental health
Mental health is the theme for this year’s Men’s Health Week. 10-16th June. In particular breaking the stigma that prevents men talking about their health is the focus
Long-term unemployment ‘still rising’
The government must do more to reverse the increasing numbers of long-term unemployed, according to a leading think tank.
PSHE Association disappointed with amendment defeat
The PSHE Association gives its reaction to the defeat of the Children and Families Bill PSHE education amendment in the House of Commons
Patricia Hewitt takes on Bupa job
Former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has been appointed to the board of healthcare company Bupa
Steve Barclay MP: Fines for gangmasters are best way to safeguard migrant workers
Steve Barclay has tabled a Westminster Hall debate to safeguard migrant workers like the thousands in his own constituency
Prince Charles backs British meat
The Prince of Wales has sent a message of support to the country’s “unrivalled” livestock farmers
It is Gove who is failing, not GCSEs
The country’s largest teaching union has rejected claims by the Education Secretary about GCSE exams
It’s too soon for GCSE reform
Government plans for new exams to replace GCSEs to be in place by 2015 are not workable, according to a leading trade union
Stella Creasy MP: Why relationships should be on the national curriculum
Ahead of a Commons vote later today, Labour's Stella Creasy sets out why sexual consent and relationship advice should be taught as part of the national curriculum