Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32576

Fires: Air Pollution

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

Conservative — Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25593 on Wood-burning stoves: air pollution, what assessment his Department has (a) made and (b) commissioned of the impact of the

Answer

Emma Hardy
No assessment has been made of the impact of burning household waste in gardens as there is legislation and guidance to prevent fires causing pollution or a nuisance.