Home Secretary Theresa May's measures to combat metal thefts will be ineffective, according to a dealer. In a parliamentary statement announcing a ban on cash payments for metal, Mrs May said a change in the law was the "only sustainable, long-term solution to the growing menace of metal theft." Scrap dealer Steven Robertson suggested an alternative scheme to the Home Office, a 10% tax levied on metal sellers. Mr Robertson claimed the change "will just drive [thefts] underground".