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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 June 2025

Debate

Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]

Contribution

Lastly, I address a point that has come up in correspondence between the cleaner canals campaign and the Canal & River Trust: that these problems are somehow the fault of the public and that if people did not litter, bins would not be needed. Personal responsibility is fundamental to a functioning society, but the taxpayer-funded Canal & River Trust has responsibilities too. We need the trust to meet the public halfway.

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