NATIONAL SPRING CLEAN CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 525, tabled 14 March 2000 by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative). Signed by 33 members.

That this House congratulates the Tidy Britain Group on its National Spring Clean Campaign to clear the United Kingdom of litter; notes with dismay the annual national cost to council taxpayers of ú320 million per year to remove litter from streets; further notes with dismay the annual cost to the council taxpayers of the Borough of Macclesfield totalling ú698,000; calls on the Government to increase education, practical litter prevention measures and penalties to reduce this unnecessary expenditure; and congratulates all those volunteering in support of the Tidy Britain Group's National Spring Clean to improve the environment of towns, cities and countryside.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 11, Labour/Co-operative 4, Conservative 3, UUP 1.