A majority of MPs do not want the government to bring in any further restrictions on the type of fireworks which can be sold in the Netherlands, broadcaster Nos says on Thursday.

Parliament is due to debate the most recent changes later today, and MPs say there needs to be more time to evaluate their impact, the broadcaster says.

Earlier this year, junior infrastructure minister Wilma Mansveld banned the sale of fireworks known as ‘Roman candles’ and mini-rockets because they are responsible for a large number of injuries. She is also looking into banning other sorts.

VVD parliamentarian Ockje Tellegen said the danger is in the way people use the fireworks, not the products themselves. ‘It is about personal responsibility,’ he said.

Every year, dozens of people are seriously injured and millions of euros worth of damage are caused during the New Year firework frenzy in the Netherlands.

The firework rules were tightened up last year in an effort to cut down on the problems. Fireworks may now only be set off between 18.00 hours on December 31 and 02.00 on January 1, rather than from 10.00. A number of cities also introduced firework-free zones.