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Firewood: Health Hazards

Asked by Mary GlindonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 83303

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on the public health impact of domestic wood burning, in the context of the forthcoming Environme

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra and DHSC officials work closely on a range of environmental public health issues. A commitment to reduce emissions from domestic combustion is set out in the Government’s NHS 10 Year Plan for England.

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