Written questions

Barbecues: Sales

Commons · Question 55201 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the voluntary agreement by major retailers to restrict the sale of disposable barbecues within one mile of Nationa

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jun 2025

Defra does not hold this data and has not made an assessment. As the lead department for wildfires, MHCLG encourages the public to follow local advice from their local Fire and Rescue Service, Local Authority and landowners. Officials continue to work alo...