Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 83594

Fireworks: Noise

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for (a) public and (b) private functions.

Answer

Kate Dearden
No assessment has been made of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for public and private functions. However, the Government is continuing to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evide...

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