What's happening

Today David Cameron attends the Business in the Community annual conference in central London, and makes a speech focusing on youth unemployment

Today David Cameron and foreign secretary William Hague host a major conference on Somalia to discuss piracy, protection of ships in the Gulf of Aden, Islamic extremists, the causes of conflict and instability, and support for surrounding countries. Hillary Clinton and Ban-Ki Moon attend. A press conference will be held at the Foreign Office at 16.00

Today Nick Herbert holds local roadshow in Leeds to discuss the arrival of PCCs in police forces later this year

Today Policy Exchange celebrates its tenth birthday

8.30 Public and Commercial Services Union members at the Equality and Human Rights Commission strike over the prospect of widespread redundancies at the organisation's UK offices

9.00 Michael Gove makes a speech on reform of the adoption system

9.30 The quarterly statistics of 18-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training are released

9.30 Vince Cable and Nick Clegg announce an additional £1bn for businesses for the Regional Growth Fund as part of the government's Manufacturing Summit

10.00 Boris Johnson and  Seb Coe launch 'The Big Dig' at an urban farm in Surrey, which will offer Londoners an opportunity to grow their own food

10.00 The Commons Liaison Committee takes evidence on the effectiveness of select committees

11.00 Shadow health ministerLiz Kendall speaks at the IPPR in London on care services

11.30 Justine Greening takes transport questions in the Commons

12.00 Alex Salmond takes first minister's questions in the Scottish Parliament, followed by a debate on 'economy and recovery'

14.30 The Commons holds a backbench business committee debate on cycling

19.00 Shadow chief secretary Rachel Reeves and Compass chair Neal Lawson speak at an event in Leeds entitled 'a good economy for a good society'

What's been said

Rupert Murdoch mustn't be allowed to dominate the media, but neither must the BBC, writes Norman Fowler in The Guardian

An obsession with red tape is preventing brave police and firefighters from doing their job, says Philip Johnston in the Daily Telegraph

In The Times (£), Tim Montgomerie urges George Osborne to tax wealth, not income

Steve Richards in The Independent explores the 'unusual' public debate going on between ministers about the Budget