Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118854

Batteries: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interventions she plans to put in place to mitigate the public safety and economic risks posed by batter fires in waste centres.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The department is aware from ongoing discussions with industry that the reported costs of battery fires in waste centres are significant, and this is a major concern. Defra is currently considering options for reforms of the batteries regulations that wou...

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