Question reference: S6W-22990
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: 30 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 7 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent fireworks-related disorder in Edinburgh, and reports that many of the fireworks that were recovered may not have been purchased locally, what work has been undertaken to prevent imported fireworks from being sold in Scotland.
Answer
Border security and the movement of goods is a reserved matter for the UK government; however, the Scottish Government provides grant funding to the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) to support law enforcement activity undertaken by local authorities against the sale of illicit fireworks in Scotland. This work extends to work concerning imported fireworks at ports and fast parcel outlets in cooperation with Border Force, as well as online sales from outwith Scotland.