Question follow-through · 113117
Wood-burning Stoves
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to restrict or ban the use of wood-burning stoves in homes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination · 20 Feb 2026
- Wood-burning Stoves · 9 Mar 2026
- Wood-burning Stoves · 9 Mar 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Appointments · 9 Mar 2026
- Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination · 9 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to restrict or ban the use of wood-burning stoves in homes.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
We have launched a public consultation on a package of measures to reduce emissions from domestic burning, including proposals to tighten emission limits for new stoves, improve labelling and strengthen enforcement. We will consider all evidence before fi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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