All 10 results for fireworks speaker:Patricia Gibson

Fireworks: Sale and Use — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] ( 8 Nov 2021)

Patricia Gibson: The Minister is generous with his time. He has clearly set out how he thinks this should be dealt with, but it is not satisfactory for many of us. Will he support devolving power to regulate fireworks to the Scottish Parliament, so that we can choose our own path and solutions that fit our communities, given that his Government are not interested in going down that road for the rest of the...

Fireworks: Sale and Use — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] ( 8 Nov 2021)

Patricia Gibson: ...of the debate. Every year we have the same debate, and every year a Minister stands up and says not very much at all that takes into account the reality of the disruption and distress that fireworks cause in our communities. To be clear, no one in the Chamber today or in any of the six previous debates—we did not have one in 2019 because of the election—has ever called for fireworks to...

Fireworks: Sale and Use — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] ( 8 Nov 2021)

Patricia Gibson: ...designed to do—if Members will pardon the pun—was take the heat out of the issue. For reasons that very few of us can understand, the Government are simply not willing to regulate the sale of fireworks, and nobody can honestly understand why. We do not need review groups; we do not need consultations; what we need is the Minister to get on his feet and announce concrete action. I have...

Business of the House (28 Oct 2021)

Patricia Gibson: Across my constituency in North Ayrshire and Arran, and indeed throughout Scotland, many householders are living in dread of bonfire night, as it means fireworks causing widespread disruption and distress to communities, the elderly and pets. While the use of fireworks is a devolved matter, control of the regulation of the sale of fireworks is reserved to the UK Government. The Leader of the...

Fireworks — [David Mundell in the Chair] ( 2 Nov 2020)

Patricia Gibson: ...problems and challenges we face with this issue. I am delighted to take part in this debate, but in doing so I have a sense of déjà vu all over again. I have spoken several times on the issue of fireworks on behalf of my constituents since 2015. My view is, has always been and will continue to be that the sale of fireworks should be restricted to those with a licence to deliver organised...

Fireworks: Public Sales — [Steve McCabe in the Chair] (26 Nov 2018)

Patricia Gibson: ...that the work of the Office for Product Safety and Standards is ongoing. I think that is what she said—what I understood. If the office is not yet in a position to tell us how it will proceed on fireworks, with all the concerns around them, do we have a timeframe for when it might bring forward its own conclusions or proposals about how we move forward?

Fireworks: Public Sales — [Steve McCabe in the Chair] (26 Nov 2018)

Patricia Gibson: ...has an interest in the issue. Is she minded to have a consultation? I hear what she says about what has been going on, but is she minded to proceed down the path of a consultation on the sale of fireworks? I think that is what a lot of people want to know.

Fireworks: Public Sales — [Steve McCabe in the Chair] (26 Nov 2018)

Patricia Gibson: I am delighted to take part in this debate on the e-petition calling for a change in the law to include a ban on the public use of fireworks. I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing this debate forward and the hon. Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for setting out a comprehensive case, outlining the concerns we have all heard from our constituents. I do not think that any hon....

Fireworks — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] (29 Jan 2018)

Patricia Gibson: Can the Minister assure me and many other Members in the Chamber today that this new body will consider the fact that, as long as fireworks are pretty freely available to anybody over the age of 18, and despite the powers and the enforcing authorities that he has said will take action against the irresponsible misuse of fireworks, prosecutions will be extremely difficult, because of the...

Fireworks — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] (29 Jan 2018)

Patricia Gibson: I am delighted to take part in this debate on the e-petition calling for a change in the law to include a ban on the public use of fireworks. I thank the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Susan Elan Jones) for setting out a comprehensive case and the Petitions Committee for selecting it. I do not think that anyone here has argued against the fact that used correctly, fireworks are an enjoyable...


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