Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 9 June 2025.
Gregory Stafford
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take legislative steps to regulate bonfires.
Emma Hardy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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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