Weekly Round Up of Parliamentary Nonsense V

Week 5 of the Round Up is showing us the Greg Barker has an ally in his crusade against chewing gum, armies like this should keep on growing.

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what resources his Department has allocated to local authorities selected to participate in the campaign to reduce gum litter.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding his Department allocated to Real Nappy Week 2006; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the event.

Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of mature oak trees in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

For some reason Hansard is now 2 days behind on its “Written Answers” – nice to see Parliamentary Transparency in action… doesn’t the Freedom of Information Act mean anything to these people?

Guttersnipe will report an extended Round Up next week.