A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information on UK Government and devolved Government plans and ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste and examples of voluntary initiatives from the plastics industry, environmental groups and retailers.
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Amending The Hunting Act 2004 (633 KB, PDF)
Hunting with dogs was banned in England in 2004 under The Hunting Act. The legislation includes several exemptions which allow the use of a maximum of two dogs for certain hunting activities, including stalking and flushing. The exemptions under the Act can be amended using a statutory instrument with the approval of both Houses.
The Conservative Government included a manifesto commitment to repeal the Hunting Act. However, in July 2015 the Government announced that it intended to amend the legislation to remove the limit on the number of dogs, and instead replace it with a requirement that the number of dogs used is appropriate to the terrain and any other relevant circumstance. The Government’s aim is to bring the legislation in line with that in Scotland.
Countryside organisations have welcomed the move stating it addressed the needs of rural communities. However, animal welfare organisations are concerned that it will make the legislation a lot more difficult to enforce.
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Amending The Hunting Act 2004 (633 KB, PDF)
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This is a reading list of publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and future UK-EU relations from library, research services and committees of the UK and devolved parliaments and assemblies.
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The Fisheries Bill 2019-21 presented in the House of Lords on 29 January 2020 will have its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 1 September 2020.
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