Written questions

Barbecues: Sales

Commons · Question 66472 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with retailers on limiting the sale of disposable barbecues during periods of high fire risk.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Jul 2025

The Government has no plans to ban disposable barbeques at present. Local authorities already have powers to apply local bans on council or public land. It would also be a crime to litter a disposable barbecue for which councils have powers to issue fixed...