Litter

Baroness Sharples Excerpts

Wednesday 6th July 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Gardiner of Kimble]

My Lords, I entirely agree that, in urban and rural areas, fly-tipping is an enormous disgrace. The Government wish to crack down on offenders by working with the Sentencing Council to ensure that sentences act as a real deterrent to offending. We will soon consult on fines for littering, which was a part of the Government’s election manifesto.

[Baroness Sharples (Con)]

Can my noble friend tell us what effect the 5p charge on plastic bags has had?

[Lord Gardiner of Kimble]

My Lords, it has involved a very significant reduction in the use of those bags, which are one of the biggest scourges of litter in our country.