Greg Smith: Betting shops are helping the high street get back on its feet

For so many of my constituents, going to the bookies is part of their social life and part of having fun.

Martyn Evans: How brownfield regeneration in the North can unleash the Government’s levelling-up agenda

Now is the time to build the partnerships and financial support that will enable us to deliver on a vision for our communities.

Frank Zilberkweit: Say no to the wardrobe police – the damaging impact of banning natural fur

It would lead to thousands of job losses and closed businesses in the UK, among other damaging consequences.

Henry Smith: Why marine protection can’t wait

Power, provided for by the new post-Brexit Fisheries Act 2020, would allow us to outlaw the most destructive fishing vessels from our protected areas.

Mohit Lal: Come buy with me – Let’s onshore the benefits of duty-free shopping

Our experience suggests arrivals stores could boost UK airport passenger spending by between 20 and 30 per cent.

Fiona Nicholls: Marine Protected Areas help, not hinder, fishing communities

The Government must immediately ban supertrawlers and bottom trawlers from operating in these areas.

Chris Thorne: The perfect green Brexit dividend – properly protected seas

The Government has done well to create a UK network of Marine Protected Areas, but must go further in protecting them.

Philip Davies: The Government must be careful to get gambling regulations right

Changes are necessary, but they need to be based on evidence and evidence alone.

Ruth Davidson: The pandemic has been devastating for the world’s poorest girls. We cannot turn our backs on them.

The Chancellor’s decision to cut foreign aid will put futures in jeopardy.

Brigid Simmonds: As the Government’s gambling review continues, ministers should listen to what voters really think about betting

A YouGov poll found that 51 per cent of voters do not believe that politicians should set limits on how much they can bet.

Miles Beale: The UK wine industry can be a post-Brexit success story for Global Britain

If the Government rolls back protectionist legislation left over from our EU membership, this booming export sector can reach new heights.

SBF GB&I: The plastic packaging tax must be used to kick-start investment in to the UK’s plastic circular economy

We must ensure there are no further delays to the passage of the UK’s Environment Bill through Parliament.

Miles Briggs: The pandemic has hit betting shops hard. The Gambling Review must do nothing to hamper their recovery.

It’s vital that governments in London and Edinburgh do nothing to make things more difficult than they already are.

Rama Thirunamachandran: Modern universities and their graduates are a necessity, not a luxury, in a post-Covid Britain

These institutions play a vital role – despite what commentators, and sometimes politicians, say.

Kate Willard: Why I, as the Government’s Thames Estuary Envoy, back Thames Freeport

It will deliver clean and high value development across Britain’s best growth region.