Clause 18 - “Carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer” and “scrap metal”

Part of Scrap Metal Dealers bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:00 am on 12 September 2012.

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Photo of Chris Kelly Chris Kelly Conservative, Dudley South 10:00, 12 September 2012

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Benton. The Minister began his remarks on the amendments to clause 18 by saying that the Home Office had rightly consulted the British Metals Recycling Association. I am pleased that the Home Office has done that, but there was early resistance from some directors and members of the BMRA to the need for legislation at all. I am glad that they have now fallen in line. I did some media early on this year, or late last year, with the chief executive of the BMRA, who at that point was against the need for this kind of legislation. I am glad that that line of thought has changed.

As my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester said, this is a necessary series of amendments to a provision on a crime that is doing huge damage in my constituency of Dudley South. I am pleased that we have made this progress through the Bill of my hon. Friend the Member  for Croydon South. I am pleased that the BMRA has been consulted and is now in agreement with the aims and objectives of the Bill.