Question follow-through · 85648

Veterans: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of banning fireworks to support veterans with PTSD.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of banning fireworks to support veterans with PTSD.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    At this time no assessment has been made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of banning fireworks. However, the Government is continuing to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities, including those supporting veterans, to gather e...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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