CHEWING GUM LEVY

Early day motion 1348, tabled 25 April 2007 by David Crausby (Labour). Signed by 46 members.

That this House notes the disgusting mess that discarded chewing gum makes of streets in the UK; further notes the financial burden this blight imposes on local authorities; and calls on the Government to introduce a levy on every pack of chewing gum sold with the revenue being given to local authorities in order to cover the cost of cleaning up this unsightly mess.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 4, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.