Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the police to tackle the use of illegal fireworks.

The Department works with local authorities, the Police, Border Force and Trading Standards to tackle the import or sale of fireworks illegally in the UK.

Enforcement mechanisms are in place to tackle situations when fireworks are misused and penalties for many fireworks-related offences can include imprisonment or an unlimited fine.