From the committee corridor
The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
MPs on the Commons science and technology committee have today quizzed experts on the pros and cons of sharing health data. Professor Andrew Morris, director at Health Data UK, was more optimistic. He suggested that as long as the public perceived the “trustworthiness” of a health data ecosystem, benefits could be secured. He said that… Read more »
Nihan Temiz Ataş, the biodiversity project lead at the environmental pressure group Greenpeace Mediterranean has laid into the UK’s record of overseas plastic dumping. She told a Defra committee session this afternoon that current regulations are not working, giving the example of Turkey, as “the gaps can easily be broken on paper”, recommending a… Read more »
