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Barbecues: Public Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to banning disposable BBQs from use in public spaces.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to banning disposable BBQs from use in public spaces.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Retailers have already been informed that disposable barbecues must be removed from sale immediately. The temporary measure will remain under review but will stay in place while the heightened wildfire risk continues.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban imports of lamb meat from territories which allow routine castration and tail docking of lambs.

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Sheep: Animal Welfare

1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department will provide financial support for farmers to transition away from the routine castration and tail docking of lambs.