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Environment Secretary highlights shooting’s conservation benefits

Environment Secretary George Eustice MP praised the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) for its role in protecting the British countryside during the Conservative Conference in Manchester.   Speaking at a rural reception hosted by BASC and the Angling Trust, Mr Eustice highlighted the conservation that takes place as a direct result of shooting…. Read more »

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‘Red-herring’ firearms survey still requires responses, says BASC

BASC is asking members and the wider shooting community to respond to a firearms licensing survey, despite describing it as a ‘red-herring’. The survey, coordinated by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) on the back of the Plymouth shooting incident, is seeking views on firearms licensing in England and Wales. Questions within the… Read more »

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Jack Straw says he will work for mixed composition House of Lords
Straw to work towards partly elected Lords

The government is keen to get an agreement on a partly elected and partly appointed House of Lords, the minister in charge of the negotiations has said. Jack Straw, who was appointed leader of the House of Commons in the reshuffle earlier this month, said that despite his previous personal opposition to a fully appointed… Read more »

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MPs agree to delaytheir inquiry into key witnesses in the loans for peerages row
MPs agree to postpone loans probe

MPs have today agreed to a police request not to interview key witnesses in their investigations into the loans for peerages row. The decision by the public administration committee comes after Scotland Yard warned such a move could prejudice the criminal inquiry into whether political parties have offered honours in return for loans, or for… Read more »