Firewood: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 83303 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on the public health impact of domestic wood burning, in the context of the forthcoming Environme
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Oct 2025
Defra and DHSC officials work closely on a range of environmental public health issues. A commitment to reduce emissions from domestic combustion is set out in the Government’s NHS 10 Year Plan for England.