Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40800

Batteries: Fires

Tabled: 24 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fire at the battery energy storage systems site in Liverpool in 2020 on the environment.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government has not made an assessment of the potential impact on the environment of the fire at the battery energy storage systems site in Liverpool in 2020. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service carried out testing of the water run-off with advice from ...

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