Tory peer demands that litter picking is included in the national curriculum

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 Litter picking should be put on the national curriculum, a peer is demanding.

All Year 6 primary school pupils should devote two hours a year to keeping their local area tidy, said Tory Lord Robathan.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday, he said: ‘If we got all ten and 11-year-olds in this country to spend one afternoon in their lives clearing litter from our towns and rural lanes, that would lead to them being educated, their families being educated and, in the long term, might lead to a better attitude in society towards litter.’

Lord Blunkett agreed, adding: ‘It would be a very good idea to encourage them

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