Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 126894

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 16 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of electric vehicle batteries were (a) reused, (b) recycled and (c) disposed of via landfill or incineration in the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which data

Answer

Mary Creagh

Defra does not currently collect this data. Current statutory reporting requirements for waste batteries do not distinguish between reuse and recycling, or between different types of industrial battery, which includes electric vehicle batteries. It is aga...

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