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Written question asked by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2011. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.


Metals: Sales

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to prohibit payments in cash for supplies of scrap metal.
Answer

We are exploring the feasibility, with the ACPO Conductive Metal Theft Working Group, of introducing a non-statutory cashless trading model for scrap metal dealers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49153; 526 c371W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Theft: Metals
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Metals Sales Theft
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk