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Sky Lanterns: Rural Areas

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN HL4801, tabled on 8 December 2021

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

Answered on

21 December 2021

Local authorities have powers to restrict or ban the use of sky lanterns on council or public land. Councils in England, Scotland and Wales can choose to apply such a ban where a local need exists.