Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84685

Animal Welfare: Fireworks

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Imran Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high-decibel fireworks on animal welfare; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a m

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of high-decibel fireworks on animal welfare or the merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for public and private functions. However, the Government is continuing to en...

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