Member

We all have a responsibility to do the right thing and, ultimately, those who litter are responsible. But as the Bill from the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, shows, it is also right that our public authorities should work to protect our environment. The noble Lord is a noted and respected ornithologist. I hope he will agree with me that the vast piles of discarded waste, including plastics, pose a serious threat to the many waterbirds that make their homes on our urban canals. Whether it be a cormorant or a coot, our wildlife and the people who use our canals deserve better.