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Shipley MP returns to calls for tougher rules on fireworks
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Shipley MP returns to calls for tougher rules on fireworks

The Labor MP also called for stricter licensing agreements, including to limit the sale of fireworks to children.

She said: “The law is clear: fireworks must not disturb the peace after 11pm. However, it is clear that some individuals do not take this into account.

“Two decades have passed since fireworks were last regulated and it would be good to revisit this issue.

“It was the previous Labor government that last took action against the use of anti-social fireworks, and I would support the new government taking action on this again.”

In September, Bradford families called for a curb on the use of fireworks “all year round” with an online petition and protest outside Bradford Town Hall.

In England and Wales, it is illegal to set off fireworks between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except on Bonfire Night, when the cutoff time is midnight.

For personal use, fireworks can only be purchased from registered seasonal sellers between October 15 and November 10, Boxing Day until New Year’s Eve, and three days before Diwali and New Year’s Eve. Chinese year.

The government’s Department of Business and Commerce previously told the BBC that public safety was a “priority” but insisted “councils and police have the power to protect the public from abuse and harm “.

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