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 DemocratTorbay

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 Shanks
There 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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