Fireworks
(asked on 21st November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she has taken to address the illegal sale of fireworks to underage people in England.
This question was answered on 28th November 2023
It is for Local Authority Trading Standards to enforce against the illegal sale of fireworks in their local area and to determine what steps need to be taken to protect the public.
It is an offence for a retailer to sell F1 fireworks (other than Christmas crackers) to anyone under the age of 16 or F2 or F3 fireworks to anyone under the age of 18. Retailers committing a sales offence could be subject to a fine or imprisonment.