This week I will present a 10 Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for stricter rules to impose fines on developers who deliberately exceed planning consents.

I have seen several constituency cases where developers have blatantly breached planning permission in order to gain an unauthorised advantage, often financial, to the...

In a small courtyard on the edge of Lahore, Pakistan, 250 children are studying. Three years ago, this school did not exist; even twelve months ago, all the lessons were held under trees.

The school was set up by Samina, a teacher from another school in a neighbouring area. She...

This weekend, as London 2012 draws to a close, David Cameron will be chairing a conference at Downing Street about tackling malnutrition among the world's poorest children.

I hope that this meeting is the start of a concerted effort by the UK - which holds the G8 Presidency in 2013...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, in the heart of Africa, is not filling the world's headlines, but it is at a crossroads. Today's elections and the kind of governance that ensues could take Congo and Central Africa towards peace and realizing its potential, or -- the terrifying alternative of allowing...