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Fires: Air Pollution

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 32576

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25593 on Wood-burning stoves: air pollution, what assessment his Department has (a) made and (b) commissioned of the impact of the

Answered by Emma Hardy

No assessment has been made of the impact of burning household waste in gardens as there is legislation and guidance to prevent fires causing pollution or a nuisance.

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