Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16021

Electric Bicycles: Batteries

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products subject to an OPSS withdrawal notice, such as the UPP U004 e-bike battery, cannot remain listed for sale on online marketplaces months after

Answer

Kate Dearden
Under UK law, businesses are responsible for only placing safe products on the market, and must act to protect consumers where a product poses a risk. In 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards OPSS issued Withdrawal Notices, including eight to ...

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