Barbecues: Fires
Commons · Question 25099 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of fires caused by disposable barbecues in Dorset in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Sep 2026
Information on fires caused by barbecues is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (table FIRE0602) and can be filtered by Fire and Rescue Authority area, including Dorset. Data on fires specifically caused by disposable ba...