Proceeding contribution from Paul Blomfield (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 February 2012. It occurred during Backbench debate on Metal Theft.

Metal Theft

My hon. Friend is painting an appalling picture of one particular rogue operator. In South Yorkshire, we have the fourth highest incidence of metal theft in the country, and in Sheffield it rose by 46% last year. The acting chief constable has raised the issue with me, and he told me that it is the issue on which we in the House could do the most to support what he is trying to do to crack down on crime. Does my hon. Friend agree that we therefore need to give the police greater powers, particularly powers of entry and the power to shut down rogue dealers of the kind that he is describing?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 540 c260-1
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Churches Licensing Energy supply Electric cables Police Powers Railways Prices Monuments Metals Regulation Theft
Legislation: Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Metal Theft

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