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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Nine peers have been cleared by the House of Lords regarding their expenses claims. The investigation into the peers began after accusations they misused expenses by rarely using their main home and instead using the £174 a night allowance. Lords authorities decided the peers had visited enough to qualify for the allowance…. Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Harriet Harman has moved to allay concerns that MPs will not get sufficient time to vote on measures enhancing backbench MPs’ powers. An extra date – provisionally penned in for March 4th – will be added to the scheduled Monday February 22nd debate. The proposals include secret ballots of all MPs for… Read more »
