Written questions

Fireworks: Noise

Commons · Question 83594 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for (a) public and (b) private functions.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 28 Oct 2025

No assessment has been made of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for public and private functions. However, the Government is continuing to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evide...