Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85741

Fireworks

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Chris Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks on trends in the level of the illegal trade in fireworks.

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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