CHEWING GUM NUISANCE

Early day motion 785, tabled 24 February 2005 by Lord Stratford (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House draws attention to the long-standing campaign in and outside Parliament for action to deal with the problem caused by the discarding of chewing gum in public places; welcomes the recent demand by representatives from London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast for a levy on gum to assist local authorities with clearing up; reminds chewing gum users that spitting out gum in public places is disgusting, odious, anti-social and unhygienic; and believes gum-chewing football managers could set an example by wrapping their used gum rather than spitting it out during prime time television broadcasting of matches.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 8, Labour/Co-operative 5, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1.