Question follow-through · 15548

Agricultural Machinery and Livestock: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on penalties for theft of (a) livestock and (b) GPS farming equipment.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 21 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 25 Nov 2024
Answer: 29 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

21 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on penalties for theft of (a) livestock and (b) GPS farming equipment.
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Nov 2024
Answer published
This Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing and stronger measures to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping.The government recognises the dist...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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