Written question asked by Debra Shipley (Labour) on Monday, 3 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 December 2001. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she has taken to ensure that fireworks are sold only close to specific dates such as 5th November and 31st December; what recent guidelines she has provided retailers selling fireworks; how many (a) children and (b) adults were injured by fireworks in (i) 1995 and (ii) 2001 to date. - Inc figures and fact that data on firework injuries for this year (2001) are still being collated, therefore the latest data available is for 2000.

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