Question follow-through · 90646

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to adopt a UK-wide model similar to the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Act (Scotland) 2022, which empowers local authorities to set up fireworks-free zones.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to adopt a UK-wide model similar to the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Act (Scotland) 2022, which empowers local authorities to set up fireworks-free zones.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    There are currently no plans to adopt such a model UK-wide. The Government regularly engages with its counterparts in Scotland is keen to understand the impact Firework Control Zones have made before considering if similar changes are needed for England a...

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