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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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Leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw today performed a u-turn and abandoned his proposals to allow MPs to vote on the House of Lords reform using a preferential voting system. Despite his personal support for an alternate vote ballot, he told the House today that MPs will vote using a traditional division system,… Read more »
Tony Blair committed today to “transform” the way health services are delivered, pledging that no patient will wait more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment by the end of 2008. The prime minister this morning visited King’s College Hospital in London to look at the new innovations being introduced to cut waiting times. These include… Read more »