Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:21 pm on 19 April 2024.

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Photo of Guy Opperman Guy Opperman Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) 2:21, 19 April 2024

My hon. Friend will be conscious that the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, which started as a private Member’s Bill from my hon. Friend Greg Smith, addresses a lot of those issues. As someone who represents the second-biggest Constituency in England and who has many issues with byways open to all traffic, particularly in Slaley forest, I know that the practical reality is that the rural implications of this Bill are just as significant, albeit different.

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