Written Question·Home Office·UIN 63481
Metals: Payments
Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Question
Antonia Bance
Labour — Tipton and Wednesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of preventing scrap metal yards using prepaid credit cards to pay scrap metal dealers.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Government recognises that metal theft can cause significant distress and disruption, not only in terms of financial loss to businesses but also to people’s sense of safety and security in their local communities. Police recorded metal theft offences ...
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