Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 27 April (HL16209), what steps they will take to implement the recommendations of the report by Liverpool City Council, A Review of Safety Related Matters: Liverpool Victory Parade: 26th May 2025, published on 6 March, to ensure that, during major events, local authorities have the power to prohibit (1) scaffolding and other equipment posing a height risk to spectators, and (2) the use of flares.

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, event organisers must already conduct their activities in such a way that the public are not exposed to risk. They must also make suitable risk assessment, including assessing risks from crowd dynamics like climbing onto structures. Clients and contractors must ensure that unauthorised access onto scaffolding is prevented. Compliance is enforced by the HSE or local authorities.

Local authorities and the police have powers to tackle anti-social behaviour caused by misuse of pyrotechnics. The Government keeps the effectiveness and proportionality of the pyrotechnics framework under continuous review.