CHEWING GUM NUISANCE

Early day motion 931, tabled 24 March 2003 by Lord Stratford (Labour). Signed by 55 members.

That this House endorses with enthusiasm action to tackle the nuisance created by the disposal of chewing gum; believes that the spitting out of gum in streets and on public transport is disgusting and anti-social; and calls upon the Government to consider all possible ways of eliminating this nuisance, including an outright ban, a sales ban near schools, and the imposition of a duty on manufacturers to render the product swiftly bio-degradable and non-adhesive and to cover the costs of cleaning up by local and transport authorities.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 6, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.