Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Mike Penning. The answering member was Chris Mole.

Motorways and Trunk Roads (Litter)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the littering of motorways and trunk roads.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 508 c218-26WH
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Mike Penning | 508 c219-20WH (Link to this contribution) I could not find a breakdown of what proportion of that litter is coming from private vehicles, as p...; Chris Mole | 508 c219WH (Link to this contribution) indicated assent.; Mike Penning | 508 c218-9WH (Link to this contribution) May I also pay tribute to the work that you have done in this House, Mr. Wilshire, in your time as a...; Mike Penning | 508 c220-2WH (Link to this contribution) I had not intended to take any interventions in this short debate, but I am now pleased that I did s...; William Cash | 508 c220WH (Link to this contribution) I could not agree more with what my hon. Friend is saying. He is right to place huge significance on...; Chris Mole | 508 c223-4WH (Link to this contribution) I will discuss the different types of roads, as I think that it will put my comments in a little mor...; Mike Penning | 508 c223WH (Link to this contribution) If the Government started by asking "How can we do this?" rather than saying "We can't do it," we wo...; Chris Mole | 508 c222-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second time this afternoon, Mr. Wilshire. ...; Speaker | 508 c222WH (Link to this contribution) Welcome back, Minister.; Chris Mole | 508 c226WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right that it is an offence to pass a traffic officer engaged in a rolling roa...; Mike Penning | 508 c226WH (Link to this contribution) I am not sure that is correct. I thank the Minister for giving way. He is being very generous and I ...; Mike Penning | 508 c225WH (Link to this contribution) It is not the police who have the enforcement powers on that matter, but the licensing authority for...; Chris Mole | 508 c225-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman might be right about certain types of vehicle for which waste is the primary func...; Mike Penning | 508 c224WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister is right that litter tends to build up where motorways end or where there is often cong...; William Cash | 508 c224WH (Link to this contribution) I hear what the Minister says, but his description does not deal with the problem in my constituency...; Chris Mole | 508 c224WH (Link to this contribution) I will certainly raise with Highways Agency officials the hon. Gentleman's concerns about the signag...; Chris Mole | 508 c225WH (Link to this contribution) I said that I am happy to engage with my colleagues in the Ministry of Justice on the community puni...; Chris Mole | 508 c225WH (Link to this contribution) I was going to refer to work being done by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs an...; Mike Penning | 508 c225WH (Link to this contribution) I have read the literature and I have seen the "Bag it! Bin it!" campaign. I am pleased to hear that...
Subjects: Highways Agency Offenders Litter Pollution control Motorways Roads Community orders
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Motorways and Trunk Roads (Litter)

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