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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

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 »

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Smoking ban campaigners in one last push

Ministers are today being urged to “be brave” and ban smoking from all workplaces, as the public consultation on legislation proposing a partial ban closes. The last efforts to persuade the government to ditch plans to exempt pubs serving food come as the Department of Health launches a new £5 million campaign warning of the… Read more »

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Support pledged for migrant workers

The contribution overseas workers make to the UK economy should be recognised and welcomed, a joint statement from the Home Office, the CBI and the TUC says today. As the debate over levels of immigration escalates in the wake of the July 7th attacks on London, the statement insists that managed migration can have significant… Read more »