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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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MPs have voiced concern at the way the Post Office is financed
MPs critical of Post Office financing

MPs have claimed there is little transparency about the way the Post Office is financed by taxpayers’ money. The business and enterprise committee today published a report also warning that the independent review of the mail services and Postcomm must take full account of the effects of any reforms of mail services on the post… Read more »

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Tories lose Post Office debate
Government narrowly wins Post Office vote

The government has narrowly averted losing a Commons vote calling for the planned Post Office closures to be suspended. The Conservative vote was defeated by 268 to 288, slashing the government’s majority of 67, and at least 19 Labour MPs voted with the opposition. Shadow business secretary Alan Duncan said the government had “just squeaked… Read more »