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Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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A committee of MPs has called on the Government to alter its Gambling Bill to ensure that there is not a dangerous proliferation of unlimited jackpot gaming machines. The Joint Committee on the Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos) said that the current minimum size of such casinos was so low that companies would be able… Read more »
The Leader of the House of Commons has told MPs that he has agreed to a number of reforms to the system of Ministerial replies. “I will write” replies have become an increasing source of complaint to many MPs who claim that the Government is using the system to bury bad news. Normal written replies… Read more »