Question follow-through · 97567
Fireworks: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people; and whether he plans to review the existing framework.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people; and whether he plans to review the existing framework.
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
There currently has been no assessment to the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people. The Government's intention is to minimise negative impacts of fireworks and to support their considerate use, reducing the ris...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targeted support is available to rural pubs that face higher operating costs and limited footfall compared with urban businesses.
Beer and Public Houses
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Companies: Fraud
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to expose criminal fronts by working with enforcement bodies.