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Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
During transport questions, secretary of state Grant Shapps denied shadow minister Louise Haigh’s claim that he “wined and dined Tory donors” on the eve of last week’s rail strikes. Haigh had asked why he had attended the event and not stopped the industrial action, calling him a “part time transport secretary”. Grant rejected the accusation,… Read more »
During Scotland questions, Angela Crawley referred to the words of Scottish Conservatives in the last general election, that “a vote for them is a vote to stop the independence referendum”. Given that the SNP had been victorious in Scotland, Crawley asked minister Iain Stewart whether the Scottish people had a “right” to vote in the… Read more »
