PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Balloons and Sky Lanterns: Animals (20 December 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that intentional releases of helium-filled balloons and sky lanterns do not negatively affect marine and terrestrial life.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

An independent study commissioned by Defra and the Welsh Government published in 2013 to identify and assess the impacts and risks associated with sky lanterns and helium balloons concluded that any risks arising from their use to animal health, or their impact on the environment were insignificant, and reported that voluntary action and initiatives have been shown to be effective.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
8 January 2018