Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 37176
Batteries: Storage
Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to protect green belt land from fire risks when developing battery energy storage systems.
Answer
Emma HardyThe 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. The Health and Safety Executive regulates grid-scale lithium-ion batteries within a robust...
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