Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reintroduce the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill.

The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023.

We are committed to implementing the Act, which aims to prevent the theft and re-sale of high-value equipment, particularly for use in an agricultural setting. I recently met with Ruth Bailey, CEO of Agricultural Engineers Association on the 5th November 2024.

The Act requires secondary legislation before it can come into effect. We will be carefully considering the views of those who may be affected by the legislation and its regulations, to understand the potential implications and determine the scope of the legislation.