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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
In the lead in to the prime minister’s statement today on the Nato summit in Vilnius today, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle rebuked Rishi Sunak for frequently making statement’s outside the House first. Sir Lindsay said: “Before I call the prime minister, may I say how pleased I am to see him in the House? I hope… Read more »
In transport department questions today, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle rebuked rail minister Huw Merriman after he claimed that “no currently staffed station will become unstaffed as a result of changes” to ticket offices. Sir Lindsay said: “Could I just gently say Chorley matters to me as well. But the ticket office is open all day. The… Read more »