Ban Fireworks For General Sale To The Public Debate

Below you will find details of an annual hot potato topic. It is about a petition signed and supported by our very own Chester resident and regular Chester Lifestyle visitor, John from Blacon. The petition was set up to support the “ban fireworks for general sale to the public” campaign. A topic that is to be debated by Parliament on 2nd November. That is this Monday coming by the way.

John has sent me the following below. If you are in support of this topic, then click the link provided and get voting.

Have a read and decide for yourselves.

Ban Fireworks For General Sale To The Public Debate

Here is what John has sent through to me.

Parliament To Debate The 2019 Petition on 2 November 2020 – Ban fireworks for general sale to the public.

“This topic is one which crops up this time of the year, every year! It is fully explained below in an email I received from The Petitions team UK Government and Parliament.

Should you wish to learn how it was and is being handled you may do so via the following links: Government full response here: https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/276425

Parliament will debate this petition on 2 November 2020. You’ll be able to watch online on the UK Parliament YouTube channel should you wish. Here’s the link https://www.youtube.com/UKParliament.

Below is the email I received from The Petitions team UK Government and Parliament:

“Dear John,

Parliament is going to debate the petition you signed – “Ban fireworks for general sale to the public.”. https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/276425

The debate is scheduled for 2 November 2020. Once the debate has happened, we’ll email you a video and transcript.”

Petition Ban Fireworks for General Sale to the Public

Parliament will debate this petition on 2nd November 2020.

Date closed 6 November 2019.

305,579 signatures.

This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government.

Government responded:

This response was given on 5 November 2019:

“The Government takes the matter of fireworks safety seriously. This includes protecting consumers and the public. Laws are in place to control firework availability and use.”

Government full response here: https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/276425.

Parliament will debate this petition on 2 November 2020. You’ll be able to watch online on the UK Parliament YouTube channel should you wish.

Here’s the link https://www.youtube.com/UKParliament

Thanks, The Petitions team UK Government and Parliament“

As I mentioned above in the opening paragraph, it is an annual hot potato. Will the voting or the debating be influenced by the current climate we find ourselves in? Quite possibly. We’ll soon find out.

Thanks to John for sending this through.

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Going off on a tangent, I am reminded of “Bonny Nights” we had as kids. Organised bonfire built at the end of our road. Parents supervising the main “Bonny Night” event. Only the parents would set fireworks off. And if we were lucky, we may have been given our very own sparkler!!! Who could resist writing something with a sparkler?

It’s strange how certain things stick in your mind isn’t it. One of the main memories I have of “Bonny Nights” was that one year I enjoyed my very first baked potato. I remember it was particularly delicious. One of the parents placed a load of big, baking potatoes wrapped in silver foil in the pit of the Bonny fire. Towards the end of the night, the potatoes were ready. And, as I said above, they were delicious. Happy days.

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