Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Fireworks: Injuries
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been injured by fireworks in each of the past five years.
- Answer
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The following table shows the number of hospital admissions due to “discharge of firework” in each of the past five financial years:
External causes admissions data:
Financial year
Discharge of firework
2020/21
116
2021/22
132
2022/23
109
2023/24
113
2024/25
123
Source: Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity, available at the following link:
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activityThese figures do not represent the total number of people injured by fireworks as data is not collected for those who do not attend accident and emergency or are not admitted.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 88976
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Injuries Fireworks
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-11-26 16:10:53 +0000
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