SCRAP METAL THEFT

Early day motion 2130, tabled 5 September 2011 by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 37 members.

That this House notes with concern the increasing prevalence of scrap metal theft; denounces the recent desecration of the Civilian War Memorial in Portsmouth's Kingston Cemetery and theft of its plaques for sale; calls on the Government to introduce regulations on the buying of scrap metal including measures to ensure no scrap metal is sold without the seller providing verified identification and a full record of each transaction and provisions to make it illegal to make cash payments for scrap metal; and urges the Government to bring in proposals to effect these changes as soon as possible.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.