§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will commission a schools litter campaign poster to be used in a national campaign.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Keep Britain Tidy Group, to which we give financial support, already includes local poster competitions in its environmental education programmes, which are widely used in schools throughout the country. This local approach is very effective. The winning poster entered by schools as part of the group's annual Beautiful Britain in Bloom competition subsequently has a wide distribution.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he has had with the local authorities as to the operation of the present Litter Act; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldI have not had any recent discussions with local authorities as to the operation of the present Litter Act.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he plans to introduce a national campaign on television and in the national press on the problems caused by litter.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Government have no plans for a national advertising campaign on litter as such. We already give financial support to the Keep Britain Tidy Group, which campaigns nationally against littering. In conjunction with the group we are currently sponsoring the production of a series of television fillers. Litter abatement projects will form part of a new environmental initiative announced by my hon. Friend the Minister for Environment, Countryside and Local Government on 14 July at column 683.