Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 94991
Fireworks: Regulation
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Afzal Khan
Labour — Manchester Rusholme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of police forces to enforce existing fireworks regulations; and what steps he is taking to improve enforcement where police resources are limited
Answer
Kate DeardenThere has been no recent assessment of the capacity of police forces to enforce existing fireworks regulations. The 2025-26 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an overall ...
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