CHEWING GUM LEVY

Early day motion 657, tabled 24 February 2004 by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party). Signed by 37 members.

That this House despairs at the disgusting problem of discarded chewing gum which blights the streets of every city and town the length and breadth of the country; notes the efforts of local authorities in trying to address this problem, but acknowledges that despite these efforts discarded chewing gum continues to present an intractable problem; calls on the Chancellor to introduce a chewing gum levy on the chewing gum manufacturers, so that for every packet of chewing gum bought a couple of pence is taken in the form of a levy to be then given to local authorities to address this problem; and calls on the chewing gum manufacturers to do more to make sure their product is fully bio-degradable and non-adhesive.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Labour/Co-operative 2, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1.