Question follow-through · 68878
Fireworks: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on consulting animal welfare organisations on the review of fireworks legislation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on consulting animal welfare organisations on the review of fireworks legislation.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jul 2025
Answer published
I have met with several animal charities in recent months, including Dogs Trust, the RSPCA and Redwings, through the fireworks working group. I continue to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evidence on the issues and impacts ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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