Question reference: S3W-17545
- Asked by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 5 November 2008
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 November 2008
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether further measures are being considered to reduce incidents involving misuse of fireworks.
Answer
There was an encouraging reduction of 37.1% in the number of fireworks or bonfire related incidents reported to the police in 2008 during the six weeks around 5 November. This follows a reduction of 26.7% in the previous year. Although there are currently no plans to introduce further measures we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of fireworks regulations.