Andrew Selous: Our children need a 9pm watershed for junk food adverts

The latest consultation was due to be published at the end of 2018, but there is still no clear publication date in sight.

Eric Ollerenshaw: Conservatives must be bolder on housing policy – and in taking credit for what is being achieving

There’s a development of 5,000 new homes near where I live. The sign board doesn’t mention the large Government grant.

Craig Hoy: The middle ground is where elections are won and lost in Scotland

Davidson has parked the Conservatives there – and the emergence of the Independent Group opens up new opportunities.

Shabnam Nasimi: Introducing the long-overdue Conservative Friends of Afghanistan

Our goal is to build links between our Party and the Afghan diaspora, as well as stronger international connections.

David Hare: Why ministers would be wrong to scrap NHS targets

Without them it would be very difficult either for patients to hold the Health Service accountable or commissioners to identify problems and drive improvement.

Kevin Hollinrake: Why the Government should continue to push for a real living wage

There are benefits all round when employers adopt the higher, voluntary rate, and the public sector ought to be setting an example.

Mark Francois: The voluntary party must now save us from ourselves

I welcome the suggestion that local Associations should follow the lead that the National Convention took last weekend.

Giles Watling: Why I’m pushing to ban the consumption of cat and dog meat in Britain

There may be no evidence that it happens here, but this law would be a powerful boost to the global prohibition campaign.

Dominic Walsh: The EU and the backstop. This “rules-based organisation” has shown flexibility before. As it can and should now.

In a new briefing, Open Europe explores four examples when the EU, confronted with domestic obstacles to ratification, has revisited deals it had already signed off.

Alan Mak: To be fit for the future, the health service must “axe the fax” – and the pager

These archaic machines cause NHS patients to miss appointments, hospitals to lose records, and cost millions of pounds in paper storage each year.

Shailesh Vara and Suella Braverman: Reject Cooper-Letwin tomorrow – and focus on a good deal which can secure a Commons majority

We all want Brexit over and done with now, but the deal has to be the right one for our country.

Natasha Hausdorff: The proscription of Hezbollah is welcome – though overdue

It will be a significant step forward in keeping this heinous organisation from inciting hatred on our streets.

Stephen Booth: Brexit and the economy. There are ups, there are downs. But whatever happens, our fundamentals remain strong.

A flexible labour market, a well-regarded legal system, and comparatively favourable demographics relative to the major European economies are all valuable assets.

Mark Harper: Here are the reforms we need to make to the Apprenticeship Levy, Further Education and student funding

Shifting the focus to FE is not only the right thing to do, but would send a powerful message.

Salvatore Murtas: Brussels’ arrogance is undermining the Union across Europe

Their high-handed dismissal of Cameron helped deliver Brexit. The insults of Tusk and Verhofstadt show nothing has changed.