Question follow-through · 85741
Fireworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks on trends in the level of the illegal trade in fireworks.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Fireworks: Noise · 12 Nov 2025
- Business: Operating Costs · 11 Mar 2026
- Small Businesses: Government Assistance · 11 Mar 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks on trends in the level of the illegal trade in fireworks.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2025
Answer published
No recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to set up firework free zones or on the impact of restricting the sale and use of fireworks in respect of illegal trade.The Government regularly engages with ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fireworks: Regulation
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review whether fireworks legislation adequately protects (a) animals and (b) vulnerable people.
Fireworks: Manufacturing Industries
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to meet with fireworks industry stakeholders.
Fireworks: Noise
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered an education campaign to raise public awareness of the potential merits of low-noise fireworks.
Business: Operating Costs
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department can take to communicate with businesses about rising operating costs in a clearer and more timely manner.
Small Businesses: Government Assistance
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses.
Supply Chains
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.
Conditions of Employment: Artificial Intelligence
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report 'Strike while AI is hot' by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whether his Department plans to give employees new rights to shape AI's deployment in the workplace.