Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73425

Barbecues: Public Places

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Dan Aldridge

LabourWeston-super-Mare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks of using (a) disposable and (b) portable barbecues in public places.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This Government has not made an assessment of the risks of using disposable and portable barbecues in public places. Research published under the previous Government considered the risks posed by disposable barbecues. This is available at: Sky Lanterns, S...

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