NATIONAL SPRING CLEAN CAMPAIGN

Summary

That this House congratulates the Tidy Britain Group on its National Spring Clean Campaign to clear the United Kingdom of litter; notes with dismay the annual national cost to council taxpayers of ú320 million per year to remove litter from streets; further notes with dismay the annual cost to the council taxpayers of the Borough of Macclesfield totalling ú698,000; calls on the Government to increase education, practical litter prevention measures and penalties to reduce this unnecessary expenditure; and congratulates all those volunteering in support of the Tidy Britain Group's National Spring Clean to improve the environment of towns, cities and countryside.

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1. 14 March 2000

   Early Day Motion

   That this House congratulates the Tidy Britain Group on its National Spring Clean Campaign to clear the United Kingdom of litter; notes with dismay the annual national cost to council taxpayers of ú320 million per year to remove litter from streets; further notes with dismay the annual cost to the council taxpayers of the Borough of Macclesfield totalling ú698,000; calls on the Government to increase education, practical litter prevention measures and penalties to reduce this unnecessary expenditure; and congratulates all those volunteering in support of the Tidy Britain Group's National Spring Clean to improve the environment of towns, cities and countryside.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Sir Nicholas Winterton · Conservative · Primary sponsor

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