Constitutional Reform
A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be challenging many of the restriction proposals put forward by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the use and sale of lead ammunition for outdoor recreational shooting in England, Scotland and Wales. Following detailed analysis of the HSE evidence and proposals, BASC has produced positions… Read more »
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By Blaine Williams An emergency ‘clean-up’ of the Lords is underway with Jack Straw, justice secretary, bringing forward new legislation to bring Lords regulation more into line with that of MPs. The new legislation will force all peers to be permanent residents of the UK and pay full British tax. The move will mean that… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Parliament is struggling through a shortened day after some of the worst snowfall in the UK for 20 years. Most of its functions have gone ahead as usual but MPs, researchers and civil servants faced the same difficulties getting to work as everyone else, and today’s business is proceeding with minimal attendance…. Read more »