PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHEWING GUM REMOVAL SCHEME (20 February 2018)

Motion Details

That this House notes the nuisance and unsightly blight imposed on streets throughout the UK by the careless disposal of chewing gum; further notes the extent of this problem with an estimated 2,000,000 pieces of gum being dropped in public places each day; acknowledges the high cost of removal of chewing gum from pavements and the lack of local authority resources available to carry out this specific cleansing; and calls on the Government to introduce a specific tax on sales of chewing gum, to be hypothecated to cover the cost to local authorities of chewing gum removal.

Sponsored by:
Sandy Martin (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
12
50%
 
 
Conservative
3
13%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
13%
 
 
Scottish National Party
3
13%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
8%
 
 
Independent
1
4%
 
Sponsor List (24 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Lab
Sandy Martin (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Matt Western
Warwick and Leamington
Lab
Daniel Zeichner
Cambridge

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