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Mr. Lord
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are convicted annually of offences under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964.
Mr. Mellor
The information available to me, which may be incomplete, is given in the table:
| Persons found guilty of offences under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 | |
| England and Wales Year | Number of persons found guilty |
| 1979 | 48 |
| 1980 | 64 |
| 1981 | 42 |
| 1982 | 39 |
| 1983 | 28 |
Mr. Lord
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of people who are now registered scrap metal dealers.
Mr. Butcher
I have been asked to reply.I regret the information is not available.