Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86103

Animal Welfare: Fireworks

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of designating firework-free zones to help protect (a) wildlife and (b) domestic animals in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of designating firework-free zones to help protect animals or on the impact of fireworks on animal welfare. However, the Government is continuing to engage with animal welfare stakeholders, busi...
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