Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 12773

Fireworks: Noise

Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to work with local authorities to enforce noise curfews during fireworks.

Answer

Justin Madders
Existing legislation already controls the sale, availability, and use of fireworks. For example, there is an 11pm curfew in place for the use of fireworks, with later exceptions only for the traditional firework periods. Using fireworks outside the curfew...

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