Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 5623

Batteries: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 12 September 2024

Answered: 7 October 2024

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department what his Department's timetable is for its consultation into amending environmental permitting regulations to ensure that battery energy storage systems have ap

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government agrees with the need to have robust measures in place to manage the risks associated with facilities that use large numbers of lithium-ion batteries. Defra is considering further options, including environmental permitting, for managing the...

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