Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58050

Wood-burning Stoves: Prosecutions

Tabled: 6 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been (a) fined and (b) received criminal records for breaking laws on log burning in each of the last five years.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not hold a centralised record of fines or criminal records related to burning solid fuels, including wood.