questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on (a) the effectiveness of enforcement of legislation regulating pedlars; and (b) the processes used to verify pedlars’ certificates.
answerText: The department has not had any discussions with local police forces about pedlars, whose certificates are issued nationally. The process used to verify pedlars’ certificates are a matter for the police. 
heading: Street Trading: Regulation