Written questions

Fireworks: Noise

Commons · Question 101893 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandating silent fireworks on (a) noise reduction, (b) animal welfare and (c) public health.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 12 Jan 2026

There has been no assessment of the potential impacts of mandating silent fireworks in respect to noise reduction and the impacts on animal welfare and public health. Lower noise fireworks are commercially available to consumers to purchase if they wish t...