There’s not too much happening from a wildlife and nature point of view at Westminster next week. There’s a short debate on fracking on Tuesday in Westminster Hall which may be interesting but there’s not a great deal going on. The Wildlife … Continue reading
A new session of Parliament is in up and running and the Westminster diary is filling up again. There are a couple of interesting debates ahead next week. The wildlife crime investigation is still running with the Environmental audit Select … Continue reading
A new report by the Policy Exchange think tank has been published and the news headlines are saying that wildlife is under threat from the planning system. But is it? The first thing to remember when reading the actual report … Continue reading
This weekend sees the first of 8 programmes over 3 weeks on BBC which is effectively Springwatch gone global. It’s main presenters will be Julia Bradbury and Richard Hammond. Richard Hammond? The car freak who loves high-speed racing in gas guzzling polluting super cars? … Continue reading
There’s little doubt now, two years into the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, that the housing situation in the UK has got substantially worse. There’s no indication that this government will do anything to help young people find affordable and secure housing. … Continue reading
News is filtering out about a series of wildlife raids undertaken in China that has seen wildlife markets shut down, High Street stores selling animals parts raided and web sites closed. You can not help but be impressed by the … Continue reading
Each year London Zoo pulls out all the stops to make a day to remember for children with disabilities. This year the Special Children’s Day is being held on Saturday 19th May and extra staff and facilities will be available … Continue reading
The diary below lists the debates and meetings in Westminster nest week – week beginning 23rd April 2012 – in relation to environment and wildlife. The big debate I guess will be on Tuesday in the Main Chamber where there … Continue reading
The House of Lords are still on their Easter break until next weeks but the House of Commons is sitting again. Probably the most important meeting this week in Westminster for the environment is on Wednesday when the Environment Food … Continue reading
Watching the Prime Minister David Cameron speaking at the Institution of Civil Engineers you’d be mistaken for believing that we have a government who believes in providing homes that people want to live in – actually any home in fact as … Continue reading
Next week in Westminster is obviously going to be dominated by the Budget statement on Wednesday. Lets hope that George Osborne is finally going to kick-start the new planning framework – it’s dragging on and reforms are long overdue. The … Continue reading
Environmental politics and wildlife debates and features to be found at Westminster in the week beginning 11th March 2012. There is not too much going on in Parliament this week where the environment is concerned. There’s probably three notable sessions … Continue reading
Looking forward to the events and debates about the environment in Parliament next week (week commencing 5th March 2012). Labour has taken the opportunity to use one of their Opposition Day debates to discuss the prospects of the economy in a low … Continue reading
The failure of Britain to met its housing needs and offer young people the aspiration of a home of their own has been highlighted today with the release of figures showing that the number of rough sleepers in England has surged by 23%. Britain’s … Continue reading
The Commons is sitting again after the half term break and the following is the diary for debates and meetings affecting wildlife, nature and the environment. For me the day to look out for next week is Tuesday with a … Continue reading
It’s half term break time so the House of commons have shut up for the week and there’s no business to be discussed. Who said being a politician is not family friendly employment! The only politics in Westminster taking place next week … Continue reading
There’s very little booked into either House at Westminster for the week beginning Monday 6th February in relation to the environment or wildlife. There are definitely some interesting debates arranged especially the Opposition Day debate on banking and the debate on Somalia – another oil war brewing perhaps? Where the … Continue reading
The diary for next week in Westminster and the debates and topics connected with the environment and nature. This weeks sees the bill being proposed that could lead to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs being moved to Bristol. The things to look … Continue reading
The annual State of Observed Species report for 2011 has been released by the International Institute for Species Exploration. Highlighted in the report are the latest compilation figures for new wildlife species. The latest full calendar year available, 2009, showed that … Continue reading
The timetable for environmental and nature issues being debated in Westminster next week – week beginning Monday 23rd January 2012 is as follows: Houses of Commons: Monday 23rd January 2012; 2.30 pm @ Main Chamber. Opposition Day: Rising food prices … Continue reading
