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Government trophy hunting inquiry a win for conservation, says BASC

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has described the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee inquiry into the Government’s Animals Abroad Bill as a ‘win for conservation’. The EFRA Select Committee’s inquiry announced today (2 July) that they will look at the government’s proposals on so-called ‘trophy hunting’ and whether the… Read more »

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Nic Dakin is the Labour MP for Scunthorpe
Comment: Ministers must save sixth-form funding

As a sixth-form college principal until I became an MP at the last election, I am a bit of an anorak when it comes to the funding of 16- to 19-year-olds education. By Nic Dakin So I am extremely concerned that the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) is proposing a massive cut in the funding… Read more »

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Robert Buckland is the Conservative MP for Swindon South
Comment: School governors are struggling against a tired system

School administration faces radical reform. We have more academies and free schools coming online and changes to maintained schools at local authority level. Some schools are also considering federation which will be an opportunity to enhance the strategic approach taken by a governing body. So the school governance debate that I introduced on Tuesday was… Read more »