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Fires: Regulation

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55981

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take legislative steps to regulate bonfires.

Answered by Emma Hardy

At this present time, we are not planning any new measures restricting bonfires. Government guidance on the rules about garden bonfires is available at: https://www.gov.uk/garden-bonfires-rules.

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