Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the risk of (1) fire, and (2) other serious issues, caused by sky lanterns in England.

Local authorities already have powers to restrict or ban the use of sky lanterns on council land and a number of councils have already introduced a ban. We have also supported the industry to develop a voluntary code of practice for sky lanterns which helps ensure that they are manufactured to be safe and are sold responsibly.