Agricultural Machinery and Livestock: Theft
Commons · Question 15548 · Tabled 21 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on penalties for theft of (a) livestock and (b) GPS farming equipment.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 29 Nov 2024
This Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing and stronger measures to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping.The government recognises the dist...