Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93264

Agricultural Machinery: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering regulatory steps to encourage the fitting of fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment, such as combine harvesters.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Government is not considering regulatory steps to encourage fitting fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment. This is because existing requirements under The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 set out that machinery must be design...

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