Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89269
Animal Welfare: Fireworks
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Alex Ballinger
Labour — Halesowen
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of commissioning research into the impact of firework noise on animal welfare.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government is continuing to engage with animal welfare stakeholders, businesses, consumer groups and charities on the impacts of fireworks, to inform any future action.