Question follow-through · 12015
Fireworks: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 to protect (a) people and (b) animals from the negative impact of fireworks.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 to protect (a) people and (b) animals from the negative impact of fireworks.
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2024
Answer published
Most people use fireworks in a responsible, safe, and appropriate manner and there are laws in place to address situations where fireworks are misused. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the r...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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