Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 51246

Electric Bicycles: Fires

Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of e-bike battery fires caused by products manufactured outside the (a) UK and (b) EU.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Office for Product Safety and Standards leads a programme of activity to tackle the fire risks from unsafe lithium-ion e-bike batteries. All e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries placed on the UK market must be safe and producers are responsible for ensur...

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