Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 118922

Fire and Rescue Services: Databases

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111868 on Fire and Rescue Services: Databases, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring fire and

Answer

Samantha Dixon

As part of the development of Version 2 of the Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP), we will be adding new reference data to allow fire and rescue services to record and report on when an incident involves lithium‑ion batteries or electric vehicles. Thi...

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