Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help protect (a) animals, (b) people with post-traumatic stress disorder and (c) people who have other mental health conditions from the environmental effects of fireworks.

The Government endorses the considerate use of fireworks. The majority of individuals who use fireworks do so in a responsible and safe manner and there are enforcement mechanisms in place to tackle situations when fireworks are misused. We will continue to engage with all our stakeholders, including animal welfare organisations, charities, local authorities and the industry, to listen to and understand their views.