Question follow-through · 63480
Metals: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action she is taking to stop unlicensed scrap metal dealing.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 27 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
27 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action she is taking to stop unlicensed scrap metal dealing.
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jul 2025
Answer published
The 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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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