Question follow-through · 106800
Public Health: Wood-burning Stoves
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of domestic wood burning in residential areas on public health.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of domestic wood burning in residential areas on public health.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Chief Medical Officer’s 2022 Annual Report highlighted that domestic wood burning is a significant source of harmful fine particulate matter, particularly in residential areas.The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA’s) systematic reviews of the associa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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