PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE WOODCOCK THANKS TO LEGAL JUSTICE

 PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE ‘LIMIT THE SHOOTING SEASON FOR WOODCOCK’

Woodcock: our petition closed at midnight, a little short of 108,000 signatures. Thank you for amazing support. 

 

Because the petition passed 100,000 signatures it will be debated by MPs and that will happen on Monday 27 February.  You can attend the debate in person, though seats are limited and not very comfortable, or watch the debate on the UK Parliament YouTube channel. 

 

We'll give you details of how you can encourage your MP to take part in the debate.  Westminster Hall debates are non-binding on the government but are opportunities to air the issues.  Only back-bench MPs are allowed to speak except that an opposition shadow minister and a government minister speak at the end of the debate so it is an opportunity to judge the policies and engagement across the political spectrum.

 

And this is where we won our second award - Birdwatch readers voted our Woodcock work as 'Campaign of the Year'. Thank you to everyone who voted for us. Back in the spring, nobody was talking about reform of shooting seasons and now the subject is on the table and will be debated in the Westminster parliament. 

 

 

 

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