BANISH THE BAG CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 2935, tabled 27 March 2012 by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative). Signed by 19 members.

That this House welcomes the comments by the Prime Minister that `I am very concerned about the use of single-use carrier bags and the effect that they have on the environment'; further welcomes the Daily Mail's Banish the Bag campaign and the Greener upon Thames 2012 Plastic-Bag-Free Olympics campaign; calls on the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to strengthen its London 2012 Sustainable Sourcing Code (Packaging Guidelines) so that its sponsors and suppliers will not provide single-use or short-life disposable plastic bags to visitors to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and further calls on the Government to bring forward enabling legislation whereby a charge would be imposed on single-use plastic bags.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Conservative 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.