Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 27659
Batteries: Lithium
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of fire regulations on Lithium Ion battery storage in the (a) commercial and (b) domestic sector.
Answer
Michael ShanksThere is a robust framework governing the fire safety of lithium-ion battery storage. The Health and Safety Executive regulates commercial batteries within a framework which requires industry to act at all stages of the battery’s deployment to ensure safe...
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