Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Britain’s welfare system needs a fundamental shake-up to rid itself of excessive errors, MPs said today. The Commons’ work and pensions committee has called for the establishment of a Welfare Commission to examine the existing system and “model possible alternative structures”. Its report found the number of overpayment errors had doubled to… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The UK Border Agency (UKBA) continues to struggle coping with its backlog of cases, parliamentary ombudsman Ann Abraham has said. Her report, ‘Fast and Fair?’, picked out 11 case studies representing the 478 complaints her office received about the UKBA in the first nine months of 2009/10. The cases covered both asylum… Read more »
