Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 65470

Electric Bicycles: Standards

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Office for Product Safety and Standards on the enforcement of existing standards for (a) e-bike batteries and (b) conversion kits.

Answer

Justin Madders
Under existing UK product safety law, all consumer products, including e-bike batteries and conversion kits, must meet legal requirements for safety when placed on the market. Tackling unsafe e-bikes is a priority for the Office for Product Safety and Sta...

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