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Committee reports Date published: 22 September 2017

Stage 1 Report on the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill - Background

Furthermore, as the Government intend the licensing scheme to be an interim measure, the regulations contain their own ‘sunset’ provisions, which mean they will automatically expire in January 2020.”November 2012According to the Policy Memorandum of the Bill, Lord De Mauley, the UK Government Minister at the time, "wrote to the Devolved Administrations........

Committee reports Date published: 3 April 2017

Report on Deer Management in Scotland: Report to the Scottish Government from Scottish Natural Heritage 2016 - Population Figures

Stakeholders were keen to emphasise the importance of trends as opposed to the total number. Des Thompson stated – “it is much more important to understand the variations in trends across the country and the impacts of those trends on the natural heritage interests…”iEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 24 January 2017, C...

Committee reports Date published: 3 April 2017

Report on Deer Management in Scotland: Report to the Scottish Government from Scottish Natural Heritage 2016 - Annex A - Minutes of Meeting

Deer Management in Scotland: The Committee took evidence from— Andrew Bachell, Director of Policy and Advice, Donald Fraser, Operations Manager (Deer and Wildlife), Claudia Rowse, Head of Rural Resources Unit, and Des Thompson, Principal Advisor for Biodiversity, Scottish Natural Heritage.