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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...