Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 1 November 2016.
I see no reason why members of the public should be able to buy commercial fireworks—they’re profoundly dangerous in the wrong hands. People are not used to fireworks of a certain power, in terms of how far back they’ve got to stand. They can’t just light them with a taper—they have to be lit with an electronic charge. So, I think there are still questions as to how well regulated fireworks are. It is an offence to let off fireworks at certain times of day. It is an offence to buy fireworks under the age of 18. But, if anybody is attacked with a firework, that is already an offence and they should be prosecuted for it.