Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85740

Fireworks

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to set up firework free zones; and what discussions he has had with his Scottish counterpart on the

Answer

Kate Dearden
No recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to set up firework free zones or on the impact of restricting the sale and use of fireworks in respect of illegal trade.The Government regularly engages with ...

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