Air Pollution
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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The UK needs to take “great action” on climate change or it will miss its commitment to cutting carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, MPs have warned. The environmental audit committee’s report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) points to underperformance in the scheme so far, concluding the “record in reducing carbon… Read more »
Ministerial car use has increased by nearly a fifth, provoking criticism of the government’s green credentials. Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show the Government Car and Despatch Agency ferried ministers nearly three million miles last year, equivalent to driving around the world almost 115 times. The service employs nearly 200 chauffeurs to drive government… Read more »
