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Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
During health and social care questions, shadow minister Dr Roseta Allin-Khan questioned the government on why “food banks are being opened up in hospitals”. Allin-Khan, who worked an A&E shift two days ago, told the House of Commons, “these lifesavers need a government that is on their side”. Shadow minister Edward Agar told the House… Read more »
During defence questions, shadow secretary John Healey asked defence secretary Ben Wallace why the UK is not following 14 other European countries that have “rebooted defence plans, spending and procurement”. Wallace insisted that the UK are keeping up, telling the House of Commons that the UK were “the first to increase spending significantly in Europe… Read more »
