PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fireworks: Sales (28 April 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what steps his Department is taking to restrict the availability of firework sales on high streets.
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Answer
The sale of fireworks is already restricted to seasonal periods unless a retailer is specifically licensed by their Local Authority to sell outside those periods.
Without a licence, retailers can only sell fireworks from 15th October to 10th November; the 3 days prior to and including Chinese New Year, Diwali; and the 6 days up to and including New Year. There is also a ban on the sale of fireworks to any person under the age of 18.
There are no plans for further restrictions.
Answered by:
Paul Scully (Conservative)
11 May 2020
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