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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »

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Report supports house building
Houses ‘must be built on greenbelt’

The government must consider building on the greenbelt if it is to meet its house building targets, a think-tank claims. Despite government optimism, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) warns existing brownbelt land will not support the planned three million new homes. Instead the government must be prepared to relax restrictions on the greenbuilt. If houses… Read more »

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Cooper unveils housing green paper
Housing green paper combats ‘social injustice’

Housing minister Yvette Cooper today promised to deliver housing for the many and not just the few. Unveiling the government’s housing green paper, Ms Cooper said “without further action housing will become one of the greatest sources of social inequality in the next 20 years”. The government plans a three-pronged strategy for combating the housing… Read more »