Written Question·Home Office·UIN 9791

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Fires

Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of fires that have been caused by the batteries of (a) e-scooters and (b) e-bikes in the last 12 months.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here: Fire statistics - GOV.U...

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