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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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Consultation extension sought on smoking ban Bill

The Scottish Parliament’s Health Committee has sought to extend the consultation time available on a private member’s Bill to ban smoking in Scottish public places. The Bill, tabled by SNP MSP Stewart Maxwell, would see smoking prohibited in “regulated public areas”, which are defined as areas where food or drink is served, though the bill… Read more »

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Hartlepool campaign enters final day

Campaigning in the Hartlepool by-election enters its final day, with polls due to open on Thursday morning. Labour are defending a majority of nearly 15,000 in Peter Mandelson’s old seat, in what could easily be the last by-election before the general election. Their candidate is 32-year-old councillor Iain Wright, who has based his campaign around… Read more »