Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kerry Pollard (Labour), on Monday, 11 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 64 members in total.

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GRAFFITI AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

That this House recognises the offence caused to local communities by graffiti in their environment; notes the difficulty in removing graffiti without the application of graffiti repellent paint to buildings and street furniture; calls on the Government to give local authorities more powers to insist on anti-graffiti paint being applied to buildings and street furniture owned by private organisations such as telephone companies, bus companies and owners of poster sites; and calls on private organisations to work together with local authorities to ensure that anti-graffiti coatings are applied to public telephone boxes, telephone switching boxes, bus shelters, bus stops and other street furniture.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

GRAFFITI AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES (1690A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Derek Wyatt (primary, Labour) and tabled on Tuesday, 12 October 2004. It has been signed by 12 members in total.

Line 10, at end, add '; and further calls for the Home Office to follow the practice of the Mayor's office in San Jose, California to empower Neighbourhood Watch schemes to hold anti-graffiti removal kits.'

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1690 

1690A1 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Graffiti Local government Paint Vandalism

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk