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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Conservatives demand 'fair deal' on food safety
Conservatives demand ‘fair deal’ on food safety

The Conservatives have today called for food safety to be bolstered by introducing a ban on the import of food that poses a risk to human or animal health. This is just one of a string of measures demanded by the Opposition to ensure a ‘fair deal’ for consumers and producers. Tim Yeo, Shadow Trade… Read more »

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Conservatives claim NHS waiting lists 'getting longer'
Conservatives claim NHS waiting lists ‘getting longer’

The Conservatives have today claimed that waiting lists at 53 hospital trusts are longer this year than they were in 2000. The Opposition claims that these findings signal that overall NHS waiting list figures are concealing the fact that the situation is getting worse. The Tory figures also show that 12 of these trusts had… Read more »