Constitutional Reform
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
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By Alice Cannet A Labour MP has confirmed claiming expenses for a member of staff to be treated at a private medical centre. Ann Keen, health minister, said she paid £150 for a colleague injured at work to undergo an occupational health assessment. She made the claim in 2005 before becoming health minister and there… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Just weeks after the humiliating defeat over the Gurkhas issue the government suffered only its second defeat in the Commons ever yesterday. MPs were voting on a series of motions creating ‘regional grand committees’ when the unusual event occurred. The government was defeated by 104 votes to 98 on a minor proposal… Read more »
