Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 97567

Fireworks: Regulation

Tabled: 5 December 2025

Answered: 11 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people; and whether he plans to review the existing framework.

Answer

Kate Dearden

There currently has been no assessment to the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people. The Government's intention is to minimise negative impacts of fireworks and to support their considerate use, reducing the ris...

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