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Don't scrap 'Operation Scrap-It'!
June 6, 2005 12:00 AM
By Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP in European Parliament
By Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP in European Parliament
Sarah Ludford (ALDE). - Mr President, for the last two years the British Government has funded 'Operation Scrap-it' with GBP 7 million - EUR 11 million - a year given to London boroughs to cope with the End of Life Vehicles Directive. This programme provides a fast, London-wide removal service for abandoned cars, removing around 75 000 a year from London streets. The scheme has saved many neighbourhoods from the blight of scrapped and burnt-out vehicles littering and polluting the environment, making a real difference to the quality of citizens' lives.
However, to coincide with World Environment Day yesterday, the UK Government made known that this funding would end in September. This would not be so bad if our government made manufacturers liable from that date, as it has the possibility to do under the directive, before manufacturers' liability becomes mandatory in January 2007. The government has not done that, putting corporate profits before a sustainable environment.
Through you, therefore, Mr President, I appeal to the British Government to prolong the funding of 'Operation Scrap-it' to stop an environmental crisis in London.
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