The UK Parliament has considered a total ban on single-use barbecues

The UK Parliament is considering a complete ban on single-use barbecues after two supermarkets announced they would no longer sell the items.

Last month, Waitrose and Aldi announced that they would no longer be harvesting individual barbecues due to their detrimental effects on the environment and wildlife. A number of local councils, including Brighton and Howe, have banned beaches, parks and their council-owned spaces.

You will track the fires in the UK. MEPs have been told that the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has already contacted 75 fires this year – and that the latest data from the Home Office indicates that “about four percent of accidental primary fires may be closely related to ‘barbecue use'”.

Holly Lynch, a Labor MP from Halifax, told the House of Commons: “Over the weekend, 26 and 27 February, the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire caused by a barbecue that was lit by a barbecue. The group in Camberoan, near Moreland, On Mount Marsden, near Huddersfield.

The service also saw a barbecue fire on New High Road in Scamunden and a third barbecue accident at the Bron Kloof car park. On March 3, firefighters had to put out a 538-square-foot fire at Briham Rocks, near Harrogate. The National Trust said its “precious floodplain habitat” had been destroyed and issued a warning that barbecues should not be used in the area.

“In June last year, Co-op stopped selling instant barbecues within a mile of the National Park from UK stores. This month, Aldi became the first supermarket to remove individual barbecues from sale in all stores. Disposing of 35 tons of disposable plastic annually.

Waitrose has also pledged to stop selling all single-use barbecues and remove them from 331 supermarkets. He estimates this will prevent him from selling about 70,000 one-time barbecues each year.

I urge the government to take strict measures to protect our villages. The ban would be an immediate turning point in protecting our floodplains and will help protect them and our communities for years to come.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Victoria Bentis said the government had asked the company to “investigate the role of barbecues, and in particular individual barbecues, in bushfires.”

“Disposable barbecues, if used correctly, do not in themselves represent a threat of forest fires, it means that they are left unattended, or in case of reckless use,” – said the minister.

“It is clear to me that we do not have sufficient data on the role of individual barbecue forest fires. However, anecdotal evidence, particularly in this debate, indicates that they are responsible for a number of serious accidents.

Recent data from the Home Office indicates that about 4% of accidental primary fires can be closely associated with the use of barbecues. There is no difference between using the barbecue in someone else’s home or garden and using it elsewhere. Describe the type of responsible roast.

“Therefore, I would like to announce that we need a study to investigate the role of barbecues and especially individual barbecues during wildfires. Stoves that can also cause serious damage.

We will also use this study to investigate the role of other flammable objects, such as skylights and portable heaters, which can also cause significant damage.

“Where there is evidence that a one-off barbecue poses a significant local hazard that requires immediate action, I urge members to speak with local authorities where existing legislation to restrict the use of a single barbecue can be applied by law.” I will also focus on . “Councils in Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have already taken similar action at the local level.”

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