Member

On Amendment 39, increasing fines for dog fouling, none of us want that mess, but who is going to make the behavioural change that we need? The fact of the matter is, whether you have fines, it is in the Government’s hands to do this. They can invest in local authorities, town wardens and civic pride. I was leader of a council for six years, and I was proud that we were once council of the year, as audited by the Audit Commission who used to come to towns. I invested then, as I had the funds to invest. Now, in my local authority, £3 or £4 of every £5 we get goes on adult social care. The budgets have been squeezed.