Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15376

Batteries: EU Law

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or less sustainable batteries if regulatory alignment with EU R

Answer

Mary Creagh
No assessment has been made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or less sustainable batteries as a result of divergence with EU Regulation 2023/1542. While some obligations have already come into force in EU Re...

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