Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 101893

Fireworks: Noise

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Juliet Campbell

LabourBroxtowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandating silent fireworks on (a) noise reduction, (b) animal welfare and (c) public health.

Answer

Kate Dearden
There has been no assessment of the potential impacts of mandating silent fireworks in respect to noise reduction and the impacts on animal welfare and public health. Lower noise fireworks are commercially available to consumers to purchase if they wish t...

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