Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16020

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.

Answer

Kate Dearden
Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we ...

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