Harriett Baldwin calls on the Government to ban the sale of Chinese lanterns across the UK as “across our tinder-dry land they are simply acting as unguided flamethrowers.”

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)

I commend my right hon. Friend for his amazing service as COP26 President. Will he make it his objective to ban the sale of Chinese lanterns across the UK? Across our tinder-dry land they are simply acting as unguided flamethrowers.

Alok Sharma (The COP26 President)

I thank my hon. Friend for her kind comments. I will make sure that the issue of these lanterns is raised with the appropriate Department domestically.

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