HC Deb 06 December 1972 vol 847 cc435-6W
Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek powers to prohibit garden bonfires in smokeless zones.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

No. Local authorities have adequate powers to deal with bonfires, where necessary, under the powers of Part III of the Public Health Act, 1936, relating to statutory nuisance.

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