Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104060

Animal Welfare: Fireworks

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including measures relating to fireworks’ impact on animals in her Department’s Animal Welfare Strategy.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
On 22 December, the Government published our new animal welfare strategy. This strategy sets out the UK Government’s priorities for England, focusing on the changes and improvements we aim to achieve by 2030. The Government continues to engage with busine...

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