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Written question asked by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 April 2012. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.


Theft: Metals

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the (a) consultation document, (b) consultation responses and (c) economic impact assessment of her plans to ban cash payments for scrap metal.
Answer

The Government's economic impact assessment for taking legislative action to ban cash payments for scrap metal is published on the Ministry of Justice website:"http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/legislation/bills-acts/legal-aid-sentencing/laspo-metal-theft-ia.pdf"Section A.3 of this document provides details of the those we consulted. No consultation document was produced.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106201; 543 c1453W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Metals Theft
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk