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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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Lord Sainsbury has resigned from his role as science minister, citing personal reasons. The life peer said he was stepping aside from government to concentrate on other interests. He will still carry out a review of science and innovation policies across government for the chancellor and other ministers, due in the summer of 2007. “After… Read more »
Ministers should not disguise policies based on their beliefs as being based on scientific evidence, the science and technology committee has said. However, it is not convinced that this is the case, highlighting several incidents where policies were presented as if based on evidence when there was little or none available. “We need to be… Read more »
