The incoming Clerk of the Commons, John Benger, sets out his vision to deliver “lasting change” in Parliament and create a House Service in which all staff feel safe and valued  

Members should recognise the importance of public trust in our standards system, and to support our ongoing efforts to improve it, writes Kate Green

Dame Laura Cox exposed a culture in Westminster that allowed bullying and harassment to thrive. But five months on from her landmark report, staff are still waiting for clarity on a truly independent grievance process, writes the FDA’s Amy Leversidge  

Collective responsibility must survive and be strictly adhered to if our system is to retain any credibility, writes Tony Grew

Change is happening – but altering the culture of Parliament will only happen in a meaningful way if we keep up this momentum for years to come, writes Andrea Leadsom

In this week’s The House magazine, Dame Eleanor Laing becomes the first MP to declare their intention to stand to be Speaker when John Bercow steps down. Though there is currently no vacancy, who else might be considering a go at the top job? Sebastian Whale reports

As she makes her pitch to be the next Speaker, Dame Eleanor Laing opens up to Sebastian Whale on her experience as a working mother, how a new generation is driving reform – and why we need less testosterone in Westminster

One of the best ways of creating a fairer society is to give the right support and care to children in the crucial first 1,000 days of their lives, writes Paul Williams

The government’s cycling strategy has a target of doubling cycling trips by 2025. But current policies fall well short of that ambition, writes Ruth Cadbury 

You can only admire the guts of those MPs who have left their parties to join The Independent Group. But there are many outstanding questions that must be answered, writes Tony Grew

Not one of the many proposed Brexit options has majority support in the Commons. If we want to find where the parliamentary consensus lies, we need to move on from out-dated, binary choices, writes Helen Goodman

The response of senior Conservatives to students taking action over climate change was misguided. If they want the votes of young people, they should start listening to their concerns, writes Anushka Asthana